“…The magnitude of pigmentation strongly depends on the nature of the factor, its structure, and other parameters, such as pH, transition-metal, and solvent concentration (Kunsagi-Mate et al 2007). Different colored products ranging from yellow, pink, red, green, brown, to black can be produced during the reaction of oxidized chlorogenic/ caffeic acid and proteins or amines depending on the conditions applied (Pierpoint 1966(Pierpoint , 1969bCater et al 1972;Namiki et al 2001;Yabuta et al 2001;Kroll et al 2003). Similarly, the addition of certain amino acids (tryptophan, histidine, cysteine, and cystine) to model solutions of caffeic acid and hydroxytyrosol (the two most characteristic o-diphenols of ripe olives) improved the dark color obtained after oxidation (Romero et al 1998).…”