Adulteration in Fruit Juices: A Solution to A Common Problem
Adulteration of food and beverages is a significant problem involving many different edible products.
Adulteration of food and beverages is a significant problem involving many different edible products. Expensive commodity products, such as many fruit juices, can be extended by the addition of relatively inexpensive substitutes. The high cost of the fruit and the possibility of poor harvests conflicting with high consumer demand, makes the fruit juice industry particularly susceptible to this problem.
New Study Reviews Chromatography Methods for Flavonoid Analysis
April 21st 2025Flavonoids are widely used metabolites that carry out various functions in different industries, such as food and cosmetics. Detecting, separating, and quantifying them in fruit species can be a complicated process.
Analytical Challenges in Measuring Migration from Food Contact Materials
November 2nd 2015Food contact materials contain low molecular weight additives and processing aids which can migrate into foods leading to trace levels of contamination. Food safety is ensured through regulations, comprising compositional controls and migration limits, which present a significant analytical challenge to the food industry to ensure compliance and demonstrate due diligence. Of the various analytical approaches, LC-MS/MS has proved to be an essential tool in monitoring migration of target compounds into foods, and more sophisticated approaches such as LC-high resolution MS (Orbitrap) are being increasingly used for untargeted analysis to monitor non-intentionally added substances. This podcast will provide an overview to this area, illustrated with various applications showing current approaches being employed.
