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.
