EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Pear (as plant) // Pyrus communis L.

Family:: Rosaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 10334
Number of processed references:: 3

Compositions

#1: Secoisolariciresinol in fruits #2: Matairesinol in fruits #3: Secoisolariciresinol in fruits #4: Lariciresinol in fruits #5: Pinoresinol in fruits #6: Amygdalin in seeds

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Valsta, Liisa M., Kilkkinen, Annamari., Mazur, Witold., Nurmi, Tarja., Lampi, Anna-Maija., Ovaskainen, Marja-Leena., Korhonen, Tommi., Adlercreutz, Herman., Pietinen, Pirjo. Phyto-oestrogen database of foods and average intake in Finland. british journal of nutrition, 2003, vol. 89, no. Suppl. 1, p. S31–S38. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Fruit unspecified (as part-nature) (A067D)
Substance:

secoisolarisiresinol (RF-00000390-NTR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Microgram/100 gram (G046A)
Result expression:

Whole weight (B001A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

9.9
Internal remarks:

Secoisolariciresinol in fruits

Composition #2: Valsta, Liisa M., Kilkkinen, Annamari., Mazur, Witold., Nurmi, Tarja., Lampi, Anna-Maija., Ovaskainen, Marja-Leena., Korhonen, Tommi., Adlercreutz, Herman., Pietinen, Pirjo. Phyto-oestrogen database of foods and average intake in Finland. british journal of nutrition, 2003, vol. 89, no. Suppl. 1, p. S31–S38. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Fruit unspecified (as part-nature) (A067D)
Substance:

matairesinol (RF-00000331-NTR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Microgram/100 gram (G046A)
Result expression:

Whole weight (B001A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

0.7
Internal remarks:

Matairesinol in fruits

Composition #3: Milder, Ivon E. J., Arts, Ilja C. W., van de Putte, Betty., Venema, Dini P., Hollman, Peter C. H. Lignan contents of Dutch plant foods: A database including lariciresinol, pinoresinol, secoisolariciresinol and matairesinol. british journal of nutrition, 2005, vol. 93, no. 3, p. 393–402. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Fruit unspecified (as part-nature) (A067D)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

methanol–water (70:30 v/v) containing 0·3 M NaOH at 608C for 1 h
Substance:

secoisolarisiresinol (RF-00000390-NTR)
Analytical method code:

LC-MS/MS (F027A)
Result unit:

Microgram/100 gram (G046A)
Result expression:

Whole weight (B001A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

4
Internal remarks:

Secoisolariciresinol in fruits

Composition #4: Milder, Ivon E. J., Arts, Ilja C. W., van de Putte, Betty., Venema, Dini P., Hollman, Peter C. H. Lignan contents of Dutch plant foods: A database including lariciresinol, pinoresinol, secoisolariciresinol and matairesinol. british journal of nutrition, 2005, vol. 93, no. 3, p. 393–402. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Fruit unspecified (as part-nature) (A067D)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

methanol–water (70:30 v/v) containing 0·3 M NaOH at 608C for 1 h
Substance:

lariciresinol (RF-00011086-PAR)
Analytical method code:

LC-MS/MS (F027A)
Result unit:

Microgram/100 gram (G046A)
Result expression:

Whole weight (B001A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

155
Internal remarks:

Lariciresinol in fruits

Composition #5: Milder, Ivon E. J., Arts, Ilja C. W., van de Putte, Betty., Venema, Dini P., Hollman, Peter C. H. Lignan contents of Dutch plant foods: A database including lariciresinol, pinoresinol, secoisolariciresinol and matairesinol. british journal of nutrition, 2005, vol. 93, no. 3, p. 393–402. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Fruit unspecified (as part-nature) (A067D)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

methanol–water (70:30 v/v) containing 0·3 M NaOH at 608C for 1 h
Substance:

Pinoresinol (RF-00011088-PAR)
Analytical method code:

LC-MS/MS (F027A)
Result unit:

Microgram/100 gram (G046A)
Result expression:

Whole weight (B001A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

34
Internal remarks:

Pinoresinol in fruits

Composition #6: Bolarinwa, Islamiyat F., Orfila, Caroline., Morgan, Michael R. A. Development and application of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the quantification of amygdalin, a cyanogenic glycoside, in food. journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2014, vol. 62, no. 27, p. 6299–6305. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Seed (as part-nature) (A066P)
Substance:

amygdalin (RF-00003680-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (F080A)
Result unit:

Milligram/gram (G060A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

1.812
Internal remarks:

Amygdalin in seeds