Research Article

Metabolomic Biomarkers Differentiate Soy Sauce Freshness under Conditions of Accelerated Storage

Table 3

Average peak heights (log 2 converted) of analytes resolved from aged soy sauce samples selected on the basis that their relative concentrations changed as a result of aging.

Feature ID/sampleAverage peak height (log2) value relative to 0 month treatment
0 months2 months4 months6 months8 months2 months4 months6 months8 months

Aconitic acid 3TMS22.68222.68822.65922.64522.6030.7580.4150.1960.018
Arabinose 4TMS 1MOX29.81329.74329.62229.57329.4560.1780.0110.0070.001
Glyceric acid 3TMS23.97824.01324.02624.07124.0310.1250.0910.0080.042
Glycolic acid 2TMS23.46723.50023.53223.57623.5370.0710.0090.0010.005
Glycylglycine 4TMS26.95026.94926.95326.93426.9000.9410.8870.3770.019
Hydroxyproline 3TMS24.00324.02824.04224.07624.0380.3430.2050.0450.209
L-Tryptophan 3TMS26.40126.20526.03925.89725.7610.0200.0020.001≤≤0.001
Sugar RT 10.76327.06626.91426.71126.55326.4330.1670.0040.002≤0.001
Sugar RT 10.88427.99127.85827.66027.59127.4650.0330.0020.001≤0.001
Sugar RT 11.17625.70325.61025.50425.46025.3620.0270.0020.002≤0.001
Sugar RT 11.63524.73424.53624.28624.09724.0030.1670.0040.002≤0.001
Sugar RT 11.9428.91628.92828.92328.96028.9110.4930.6340.0420.740
Sugar RT 12.28725.09424.88424.65524.47424.3820.1420.0040.002≤0.001
Sugar RT 13.4428.47528.36828.23228.10428.0030.3800.0410.0400.001
Sugar RT 13.59425.91125.95526.00326.05826.0480.2320.0500.0170.004
Sugar RT 13.82430.20030.19130.15230.14730.0580.7960.2850.2670.010
Sugar RT 13.84730.17230.07529.95029.86829.7580.4320.0490.0790.003
Sugar RT 13.96629.28929.18329.03728.90528.7980.4370.0510.0490.001
Sugar RT 14.86730.61130.51330.38430.29430.1860.4250.0490.0840.003
Sugar RT 15.41426.73826.72826.69226.71226.6390.8060.2360.5100.026
Sugar RT 15.7523.52723.47423.41123.40123.3000.1990.0230.0140.002
Sugar RT 19.35423.79723.85723.93624.00724.0010.2060.0030.0030.001
Sugar RT 19.52522.58722.65522.71122.79922.7900.1850.0020.0020.001
Sugar RT 20.3724.71424.63324.53524.42024.3380.4870.1130.0730.003
Sugar RT 21.55525.56425.53225.48225.45625.3800.5670.1830.1810.015
Sugar RT 21.79822.69122.66322.65922.61622.5430.6240.4400.0950.017
Unknown RI1426 m/z 189.11220.61520.68520.71420.78520.7800.0070.004≤0.001≤0.001
Unknown RI 1428 m/z 186.13122.61122.58522.57822.59422.5650.0430.0150.1020.020
Unknown RI 1448 m/z 218.11520.48620.24820.08319.79719.7720.3210.0490.0260.003
Unknown RI 1465 m/z 232.11823.36023.30823.27423.24223.1880.026≤0.0010.019≤0.001
Unknown RI 1475 m/z 156.08418.80518.73218.71818.76118.6860.0130.0010.0630.016
Unknown RI 1490 m/z 144.08423.01222.94922.85922.80422.6930.0900.0090.003≤0.001
Unknown RI 1545 m/z 123.044.21.02721.11621.21621.34021.3790.002≤0.001≤0.001≤0.001
Unknown RI 1554 m/z 292.13421.46421.50821.52621.56921.5290.1320.0590.0210.036
Unknown RI 1563 m/z 345.13721.22320.90520.87320.89620.836≤0.001≤0.001≤0.001≤0.001
Unknown RI 1576 m/z 142.10523.66523.63523.56923.56523.4550.5360.0270.0710.002
Unknown RI 1596 m/z 231.08720.56520.58520.61320.67020.6340.4340.1150.0090.034
Unknown RI 1643 m/z 245.10226.36726.43626.48326.56626.5540.0330.0060.0010.002
Unknown RI 1664 m/z 204.123.36523.30323.22923.17023.1290.4660.0810.0710.003
Unknown RI 1671 m/z 173.08722.75822.72822.65822.63722.5400.4190.0510.0310.002
Unknown RI 1674 m/z 214.12621.17521.15921.12521.16321.1040.5710.0420.6390.011
Unknown RI 1691 m/z 129.03722.47422.47722.42722.41022.3570.8940.1410.0810.008
Unknown RI 1693 m/z 275.16121.82321.87221.89721.95421.9290.1400.0600.0330.011
Unknown RI 1769 m/z 129.07322.54522.59222.65422.73122.7580.029≤0.001≤0.001≤0.001
Unknown RI 1769 m/z 286.12221.36421.36921.40721.44721.4910.9010.1630.0540.014
Unknown RI 1773 m/z 225.10521.13721.14821.16921.20621.1980.6770.2070.0590.042
Unknown RI 1775 m/z 129.03721.82821.87521.89421.94021.9100.0690.0510.0060.014
Unknown RI 1831 m/z 362.16320.40920.40720.38020.37920.3070.9420.3390.3300.017
Unknown RI 1838 m/z 217.10724.66624.59224.46324.38824.2760.6880.1560.1900.011
Unknown RI 1846 m/z 245.10225.19525.27625.35425.44625.4620.0150.002≤0.001≤0.001
Unknown RI 1855 m/z 245.10227.64627.73227.81027.91227.9080.0200.003≤0.001≤0.001
Unknown RI 1873 m/z 226.11323.72423.76023.79723.85523.8390.2380.0290.0040.006
Unknown RI 1876 m/z 307.15722.27622.33822.37522.42822.4060.0720.0240.0200.003
Unknown RI 1881 m/z 157.06824.99825.05025.09125.16225.1480.1420.0430.0090.003
Unknown RI 1937 m/z 142.10522.67322.66322.65822.65622.6220.4920.1560.5010.008
Unknown RI 1941 m/z 70.06522.55622.58722.60622.63222.6140.2490.0620.0130.022
Unknown RI 1955 m/z 143.05221.12721.10421.08221.09021.0420.3830.0860.2020.014
Unknown RI 1961 m/z 333.13721.95522.00622.05322.12322.0970.0890.0190.0020.004
Unknown RI 1961 m/z 387.15821.04321.09121.14221.21821.2160.0970.0020.0020.001
Unknown RI 2013 m/z 174.11322.96423.00823.03323.09223.0610.2630.0740.0430.015
Unknown RI 2026 m/z 188.12823.38123.24323.17923.19323.1400.0600.0030.0100.001
Unknown RI 2036 m/z 311.12421.07221.11421.19021.25221.2610.2790.003≤0.0010.002
Unknown RI 2052 m/z 174.11325.79125.78725.75325.75125.6750.9240.3870.3600.049
Unknown RI 2069 m/z 224.07420.42420.30220.24020.18020.0370.2410.1280.0400.021
Unknown RI 2082 m/z 238.11321.85021.88021.92021.98721.9560.6190.2330.0120.123
Unknown RI 2127 m/z 142.06821.35721.25521.22621.24521.1420.0870.0520.0150.021
Unknown RI 2144 m/z 326.1923.52323.19123.13823.15323.0680.0300.0160.0230.008
Unknown RI 2147 m/z 475.22921.20521.00820.89820.89020.8030.0260.0030.0070.001
Unknown RI 2158 m/z 232.11822.86422.77322.70922.64322.4870.2170.0930.0260.015
Unknown RI 2219 m/z 142.06821.68221.55321.55821.54521.4910.1040.1070.0220.024
Unknown RI 2252 m/z 217.10724.62224.66224.70324.73724.7010.2460.0420.0170.060
Unknown RI 2256 m/z 160.07921.56421.64621.71621.81921.7770.2300.0020.0020.001
Unknown RI 2262 m/z 255.13421.61221.70821.78721.91321.8990.1480.0010.004≤0.001
Unknown RI 2280 m/z 232.11824.41224.46924.52224.55124.5010.1960.0490.0390.063
Unknown RI 2308 m/z 269.1521.98122.07522.16322.30122.2980.1080.0010.003≤0.001
Unknown RI 2310 m/z 387.21322.15822.27222.34022.40922.3900.0420.0020.0040.001
Unknown RI 2323 m/z 116.08919.73619.84519.92520.02019.9990.1090.0040.0020.001
Unknown RI 2326 m/z 343.1521.58621.72421.81721.86821.8680.1430.0020.0010.001
Unknown RI 2356 m/z 142.06820.01320.08120.13020.18820.1450.2160.0020.0160.006
Unknown RI 2381 m/z 84.08122.35822.38322.41922.52122.4950.7850.1900.0850.006
Unknown RI 2385 m/z 174.11324.70124.70424.70024.67424.6560.6870.9410.2020.011
Unknown RI 2446 m/z 98.09620.97920.98721.03621.15521.1410.9290.0770.0690.014
Unknown RI 2454 ma 327.13122.21522.25522.35122.39022.4220.4960.1210.1650.027
Unknown RI 2470 m/z 217.10723.85923.95024.07124.15324.1570.3410.0140.0070.001
Unknown RI 2477 m/z 204.123.44323.52923.63023.72523.7730.2690.0330.0070.002
Unknown RI 2489 m/z 217.10723.38723.53023.68723.80423.8410.1970.0040.002≤0.001
Unknown RI 2493 m/z 156.08425.00225.15125.30225.41125.4390.2980.0050.004≤0.001
Unknown RI 2525 m/z 417.18220.58720.62120.71120.82020.7910.5770.1010.0340.018
Unknown RI 2635 m/z 132.08121.57521.64521.74321.81121.7640.4110.0130.0060.006
Unknown RI 2652 m/z 132.08120.14520.27420.35720.44820.3650.2000.0350.0090.027
Unknown RI 2758 m/z 191.09223.31323.26823.23223.19023.1180.3150.1400.0650.010
Unknown RI 2940 m/z 174.11320.48220.58220.66320.78220.7380.212≤0.0010.0070.001
Unknown RI1602 m/z 200.1121.87921.87021.85421.89221.8130.6770.2130.4770.010

value columns depict the result of a statistical comparison with unaged soy sauce sample. Bold values denote values less than 0.05. For each “unknown” peak, RI represents a relative retention index. TMS: trimethylsiloxane; MOX: methoxamine.