Disclosed are processes for the production of composition comprising one or more fructose amino acids, said process comprising the steps of: (a) providing plant material derived from a botanical source selected from plants of the families Solanaceae, Compositae, (Asteraceae), Guttiferae, Umbelliferae, Papaveraceae, Vitidaceae or Acanthaceae； (b) extracting one or more fructose amino acid(s) from said plant material； and optionally (c) detecting the presence and/or measuring the amount of said fructose amino acid(s) in the extract of step (b).
