Food Analysis

Food analysis is a diverse and interdisciplinary field of research that has significant health, societal and economic impacts.

The discipline aims to characterize food products in terms of chemical composition, traceability, safety, quality, sensory perception and nutritional value.

Food analysis is particularly complex due to the intricate food system, which includes key physicochemical and biological characteristics of raw materials, potential existence of microorganisms, different contaminants and additives, and the processing techniques used. 

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The Power Of Metabolomics

March 31, 2021 smitsa 0

Metabolomics is a now a long established method of examination of analytical chemistry. The discipline, for that is now what it truly is, can be […]

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Water Activity In Food

March 4, 2021 smitsa 0

Water is a fundamental component in food, both in terms of maintaining food quality, its preservation and minimizing microbial spoilage. Water activity (aw) is a […]

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Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) Coatings

February 9, 2021 smitsa 0

Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings are increasingly used in various applications, including food processing equipment, due to their hardness, low friction, and biocompatibility. In the context […]

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The Use of QuEChERS

February 6, 2019 smitsa 0

QuEChERS is a method now commonly used for pesticide residue analysis. It is an acronym for:- Quick Easy Cheap Effective Rugged Safe Traditional Multiresidue methods […]