Patrizia Rubiolo

A simple, automated, and fast method to quantify complex odorants in foods is described using stir-bar sorptive extraction (SBSE) combined with fast enantioselective GC–MS analysis. The total analytical method takes only 30 minutes and does not require any sample pretreatment.

The guest columnists review SBSE and HSSE and examine their advantages and limitations, along with providing approaches to overcoming the latter.