Chemometrics in Food Authenticity and Quality Control
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Security and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 37
Special Issue Editors
Interests: chemometric methods; near-infrared spectral analysis; gas chromatography–mass spectrometry; fruit and vegetable quality control
Interests: chemometric methods; rapid nondestructive detection of edible oil; quality control of traditional Chinese medicine; near-infrared spectral analysis; Raman spectral analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, food authenticity and quality control have emerged as critical concerns, especially within the research community. Chemometrics, as a powerful analytical tool for extracting meaningful information from complex datasets, is revolutionizing the field of food analysis. Authenticity and quality control models require optimized analytical methodologies, significant sampling, and validation of the built model. Noticing the rapid expansion in studies concerning chemometrics in food analysis, we are announcing a Special Issue, entitled “Chemometrics in Food Authenticity and Quality Control”, in the journal Foods. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: machine learning, multivariate analysis, spectral data (e.g., NIR, Raman, and MS) analysis, and real-time monitoring solutions for food authenticity and quality control. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Pao Li
Prof. Dr. Xihui Bian
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- chemometrics
- machine learning
- spectral analysis
- spectral imaging
- fingerprint analysis
- hyphenated methods
- authenticity assessment
- quality control
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