A fast multi-residue analysis of twenty-four classes of pesticide in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) and their migration into processed products

Ziwei Meng; Dan Liu; Shuhui Li; Zhiyi Xu; Qianqian Deng; Yang Liu

doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113322

A fast multi-residue analysis of twenty-four classes of pesticide in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) and their migration into processed products

Food Res Int. 2023 Nov;173(Pt 1):113322. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113322. Epub 2023 Jul 31.

Authors

Ziwei Meng¹, Dan Liu², Shuhui Li³, Zhiyi Xu⁴, Qianqian Deng⁵, Yang Liu⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, PR China. Electronic address: mengziwei@cau.edu.cn.
² Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, PR China. Electronic address: dliu@cau.edu.cn.
³ Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, PR China. Electronic address: shuhuili1@163.com.
⁴ Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, PR China. Electronic address: 947450751@qq.com.
⁵ Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, PR China. Electronic address: 2949910806@qq.com.
⁶ Department of Applied Chemistry, College of Science, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, PR China. Electronic address: 1028436773@qq.com.

PMID: 37803633
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113322

Abstract

Sesame is widely used as a nutritional supplement or condiment because of its nutritious properties and palatable flavor. However, the extensive use of pesticides in sesame fields has paradoxically decreased the nutritional vantage. The current study used QuEChERS with a low-temperature freezing method to develop a multi-residue analytical approach to detect target analytes (pesticides) in sesame seed, sesame oil, sesame paste, and sesame meal. The migration ability of target pesticides during oil processing was investigated using HPLC-MS/MS and GC-MS: 35% of pesticides decreased, with processing factors (PFs) lower than 0.98, whereas 65% migrated from the seed to the oil during processing. The migration success of methoxyfenozide was the highest, while clothianidin and pymetrozine demonstrated a significantly lower rate of transfer. The results provide insight into the types of pesticides that should be used in farming practices of sesame to decrease the impact on human health.

Keywords: Agricultural pesticides; Food safety; Multi-residue; Pesticide migration; Sesame.

MeSH terms

Humans
Pesticides* / analysis
Seeds / chemistry
Sesame Oil
Sesamum* / chemistry
Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

Pesticides
Sesame Oil