Techniques Applied for Food Analysis
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Analytical Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022)
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Bioavailability and bioaccessibility; bioactive compounds; edible films and coatings; food science and technology; medicinal and aromatic plants; food processing and preservation; food waste management; functional foods; phytochemicals; postharvest
Interests: food and process development assisted; application of nonthermal technologies for food preservation, preservation/extraction/synthesis of bioactive compounds
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Special Issue Information
The analysis of food requires continuous development of methodologies that allow accurate, sensitive, effective, accessible, ecological and low-cost inquiries of food constituents in order to meet the requirements of high quality and safety.
The main analytical techniques include:
- Biological techniques (immunological techniques, polymerase chain reaction).
- Electrochemical techniques (biosensors).
- Sample preparation (automatic thermal desorption, flow injection analysis, headspace, microwave-assisted extraction, solid-phase extraction, supercritical fluid extraction, ultrasound-assisted extraction, etc.).
- Separation techniques (capillary electrophoresis, gas chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography, supercritical fluid chromatography).
- Spectroscopic techniques (atomic spectroscopy, infrared, mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance).
- Combined techniques.
This Special Issue will focus on the most recent analytical methods, instrumentation and technologies applied to identify and quantify compounds of interest for food analysis, such as carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, amino acids, chiral compounds, antioxidants, vitamins, additives, pesticides and toxins. The techniques used for physicochemical composition and the quality features of fresh and processed food will also be considered.
Dr. María Janeth Rodríguez-Roque
Prof. Zamantha Escobedo-Avellaneda
Dr. Mayra Soto Caballero
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food analysis, food constituents, analytical methods, food technologies, food quality, food safety
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