Paper · 2026 · Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Seed tocochromanol-based chemotaxonomy of Euroasian grapevine (Vitaceae) species

Danija Lazdiņa; Inga Mišina; Krists Dukurs; et al.

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Abstract

Tocochromanols (tocopherols and tocotrienols) are powerful lipophilic antioxidants, along with other bioactive functions, found in plants. Tocopherols are more common, and present in all plant parts, while tocotrienols are generally only present in the seeds of some plants. Grapeseed ( Vitis vinifera ) one of few household cooking oils to contain predominantly tocotrienols. Meanwhile, tocochromanol profile in other grapevines ( Vitis and other genera of Vitaceae family) is scarcely investigated. The aim of the study was to investigate tocochromanol profiles in the grapevine family ( Ampelocissus , Ampelopsis , Cissus , Cyphostemma , Leea , and Parthenocissus genus), and validate a simplified ultrasound-assisted ethanolic extraction protocol. Total tocochromanol content ranged 4.9–24.4 mg 100 g -1 dw, all grapevine seeds predominantly contained tocotrienols. The main tocochromanol in Ampelocissus , Ampelopsis and Parthenocissus was generally α-tocotrienol, while γ-tocotrienol was preferentially accumulated in Cyphostemma species’ seeds. Vitis species contained a similar amount of both, and Leea either contained α-tocotrienol, or both. Ultrasound-assisted extraction in ethanol, produced 92–98% tocotrienol and 62–86% tocopherol recovery, respectively, compared to the standard saponification protocol. The simplified ultrasound-assisted ethanolic extraction protocol is suitable for all studied Vitaceae species, facilitating rapid extraction and testing. Principal component analysis and cluster analysis grouped species into two groups: α-tocotrienol or γ-tocotrienol-dominated.

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Total seed tocochromanol content across grapevine species ranged from 4.9 to 24.4 mg per 100 g dry weight.

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grapevineVitist0
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seedse1
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Total tocochromanol contente0
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4.9–24.4 mg 100 g -1 dwe0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Total tocochromanol content ranged 4.9–24.4 mg 100 g -1 dw”

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“grapevine (Vitaceae) species”

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“all grapevine seeds predominantly contained tocotrienols”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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All grapevine seeds predominantly contained tocotrienols.

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grapevineVitise0
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seedse0
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predominantly contained tocotrienolse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“all grapevine seeds predominantly contained tocotrienols”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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α-tocotrienol was generally the main seed tocochromanol in Ampelocissus, Ampelopsis and Parthenocissus.

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Ampelocissus , Ampelopsis and ParthenocissusParthenocissusAmpelopsisAmpelocissuse0
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main tocochromanole0
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generallye0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Parthenocissus
Parthenocissus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)No machine-readable author provided. Grezty~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Ampelopsis
Ampelopsis · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryIsasza · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Ampelocissus
Ampelocissus · TaxonVinayaraj · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The main tocochromanol in Ampelocissus , Ampelopsis and Parthenocissus was generally α-tocotrienol”

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γ-tocotrienol preferentially accumulated in Cyphostemma seeds.

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CyphostemmaCyphostemmae0
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seedse0
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γ-tocotrienol was preferentially accumulatede0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Cyphostemma
Cyphostemma · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Marco Schmidt [1] · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“γ-tocotrienol was preferentially accumulated in Cyphostemma species’ seeds”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Vitis species contained similar amounts of α- and γ-tocotrienol.

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Vitis speciesVitise0
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similar amount of bothe0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Vitis species contained a similar amount of both”

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“α-tocotrienol, while γ-tocotrienol”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Leea contained either α-tocotrienol alone or both main tocotrienols.

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LeeaLeeae0
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either contained α-tocotrienol, or bothe0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Leea
Leea · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryShyamal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Leea either contained α-tocotrienol, or both”

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Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Ultrasound-assisted ethanol extraction recovered 92–98% of tocotrienols relative to saponification.

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grapevineVitist0
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Ultrasound-assisted extraction in ethanole0
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tocotrienole0
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92–98%e0
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standard saponification protocole0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Ultrasound-assisted extraction in ethanol, produced 92–98% tocotrienol and 62–86% tocopherol recovery, respectively, compared to the standard saponification protocol”

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“grapevine (Vitaceae) species”

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Ultrasound-assisted ethanol extraction recovered 62–86% of tocopherols relative to saponification.

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grapevineVitist0
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Ultrasound-assisted extraction in ethanole0
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tocopherol recoverye0
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62–86%e0
Comparator
standard saponification protocole0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Ultrasound-assisted extraction in ethanol, produced 92–98% tocotrienol and 62–86% tocopherol recovery, respectively, compared to the standard saponification protocol”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1152–1317 · show in text ↑
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“grapevine (Vitaceae) species”

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Method / resourceauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

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The simplified extraction protocol was suitable for all studied Vitaceae species.

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Vitaceae speciesVitaceaee0
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suitable for all studied Vitaceae speciese0

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“The simplified ultrasound-assisted ethanolic extraction protocol is suitable for all studied Vitaceae species”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Multivariate analyses grouped species into α- and γ-tocotrienol-dominated groups.

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grapevineVitist0
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two groups: α-tocotrienol or γ-tocotrienol-dominatede0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Principal component analysis and cluster analysis grouped species into two groups: α-tocotrienol or γ-tocotrienol-dominated”

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“grapevine (Vitaceae) species”

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