Food and Beverage Analysis

Thermo Scientific Application Note

Thermo Scientific Application Note

Agilent Application Note

A simple and sensitive high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method with ultraviolet (UV) detection was developed to analyse phenylurea herbicides: – monuron, diuron, linuron, metazachlor and metoxuron – in three soft drink brands and tap water.

An update on the sample preparation and LC–MS-MS tools available for allergen detection, as well advantages of those techniques.

The level of pollutants present in water bodies is most commonly judged against set environmental quality standards (EQSs) that vary among different countries.

Chromium is a naturally occurring metal that is widely used in steel making, plating, tanning, paints, dyes, and wood preservation. The most common environmental forms are trivalent Cr(III), hexavalent Cr(VI), and the metallic form Cr.

Thermo Scientific Application Note

The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) publishes the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC), which is a compendium of food ingredient documentary standards (monographs) that provide tests, procedures, and acceptance criteria to indicate the safety and quality of a food ingredient. Physical reference standards can be associated with the procedures of an FCC monograph and the reference standards are needed for conducting the procedures. This article describes characterization and collaborative testing of new USP rebaudioside A and stevioside reference standards and their suitability for intended uses in the FCC rebaudioside A monograph.

Coffee carbohydrates constitute the major part (at least 50% of the dry weight) of raw coffee beans, and are good tracers for assessing the authenticity of instant coffee.

Examples of a wide variety of sample preparation techniques for the analysis of trace-level contaminants in food and the advantages and disadvantages of each are discussed in this article.

The benefits of olive oil as part of a healthy diet reaches back to the 1950's. Methods were developed to determine benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes and styrene (BTEXS) by static headspace methods.

By identifying maturation tracers and molecules commonly responsible for taste defects, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) augments expert opinion with objective and quantitative information. When using a solid phase micro extraction (SPME) method, GC–MS requires very small sample sizes and a minimum of sample preparation while providing rapid analysis of target molecules. GC–MS can provide an automated technique with repeatable results for detecting all of these compounds.

LCGC asked a group of experts about the techniques and technologies they chose to use in food analysis, and how they made those choices.

A fast heart-cutting liquid chromatography–gas chromatography (LC–GC) method for the analysis of mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSHs) in a range of widely consumed foods is described.

LCGC asked a group of experts about the techniques and technologies they chose to use in food analysis, and how they made those choices.

The global food, beverage and agricultural industry caters to the population of the entire world. Even though the food industry does not rely on analytical instrumentation to the same extent as perhaps other industries, the sheer size of the industry results in a considerable market for such instruments.

PSS Application Note

Bruker Application Note

AB Sciex Application Note

Phenomenex and AB Sciex Application Note

Bruker Application Note

Adulteration of food and beverages is a significant problem involving many different edible products.

Waters - Rapid Screening for Phthalates in Food and Beverages

Waters - Analysis of Polyphenols in Fruit Juices

The global food, beverage, and agriculture industry caters to the population of the entire world. Even though the food industry does not rely on analytical instrumentation to the same extent as perhaps other industries, the sheer size of the industry results in a considerable market for such instruments.

The iDQuant? Standards Kit for pesticide analysis of certified reference material (ISP Guide 34, IOS/IEC 17025, and ISO 9001:2008) includes 204 pesticides in 10 mixes at a concentration of 100 ?g/mL. This kit has been designed to eliminate the need to source pesticides individually, and measure each one manually. This allows users to setup, verify, and validate the performance of pesticide screening methods faster.

With more than 800 pesticides currently in use there is growing concern by government agencies about the effect of pesticide exposure on human health. While analytical techniques like GC or GC–MS have traditionally been used for pesticide analysis, LC–MS-MS has become the technique of choice due to speed, increased sensitivity, and reduced sample preparation. The following describes an LC–MS-MS method for screening of 534 pesticides in food products.

A method has been proposed that positively identifies over 100 common pesticides using a GC column with MS detection.

AB Sciex Application Note