Food Analysis Blog

How to perform better GC for food and beverage analysis

Separation Science, in collaboration with Agilent, is offering a selection of application notes demonstrating the versatility of its 8890 gas chromatography (GC) system that enables you to work smarter with autonomous monitoring, remote...

GC–MS method for the aroma profiling of vodka

This study from Markes International shows the advantages of immersive sorptive extraction, using high-capacity HiSorb probes, for the gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) analysis of a wide range of aroma compounds in vodka.

Real-time, high-sensitivity food analysis using direct MS

Looking for a fast and sensitive method for analysing food and flavors - selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry might just be what you need...

Comprehensive Analysis of Aroma Compounds and Metabolites in Food by GC-MS/MS for Food Quality Evaluation

Shimadzu has produced an application note investigating food quality evaluation by complete analysis of aroma compounds and metabolites in food by GC-MS/MS.

Streamlining Metabolomic Data Acquisition and Multivariate Analysis for Characterization of Beer

Shimadzu has produced an application note describing the metabolomic analysis of five commercially available beers using LC/MS/MS.

Comprehensive Analysis of Primary and Secondary Metabolites in Citrus Fruits by LC/MS/MS

Shimadzu has produced an application note describing the comprehensive analysis of primary and secondary metabolites in seven different species and strains of citrus fruit using an automated method changeover UHPLC-MS/MS system.

Flavour Profiling of Milk using High-capacity Sorptive Extraction and TD–GC×GC–TOF MS/FID

SepSolve has produced a study demonstrating the separation and identification of flavour compounds in milk using high-capacity sorptive extraction and TD–GC×GC–TOF MS/FID. As well as comparing the profiles of ten milk samples, the focus is on...

Rapid Aroma-Profiling of Cookies by Dynamic Headspace Sampling and TD–GC–TOF MS

SepSolve Analytical has produced an application note showing the value of dynamic headspace sampling and thermal desorption–GC–TOF MS analysis to rapidly profile volatile compounds released from flavoured cookies, and avoid the problems typically...

Flavour Profiling of Various Beverages Using Sorptive Extraction and TD-GC-MS

Markes International has produced a series of application notes that provide detailed studies of flavour profiling of a variety of beverages by high-capacity sorptive extraction with analysis by thermal desorption–gas chromatography–mass...

Multi-Component Analysis of Five Beers

Shimadzu has produced an application note describing the simultaneous analysis of five commercially available beers with a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (LCMS-8060) using a primary metabolite method package, and performing principal...

Comprehensive Analysis of Coffee Bean Extracts by GC×GC–TOF MS

SepSolve Analytical has produced an application note showing that GC×GC and time-of-flight mass spectrometry provides a high-performance solution for screening complex coffee extracts for key aroma compounds.