Advanced Mass Spectrometry for Food Safety and Quality (Volume 68) (Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry, Volume 68)

Author: Pico, Yolanda

Brand: Elsevier

Edition: 1

ISBN: 9780444633408

Release Date: 22-05-2015

Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches

Languages: English

Binding: Hardcover

Number Of Pages: 734

Details: Advanced Mass Spectrometry for Food Safety and Quality provides information on recent advancements made in mass spectrometry-based techniques and their applications in food safety and quality, also covering the major challenges associated with implementing these technologies for more effective identification of unknown compounds, food profiling, or candidate biomarker discovery.
Recent advances in mass spectrometry technologies have uncovered tremendous opportunities for a range of food-related applications. However, the distinctive characteristics of food, such as the wide range of the different components and their extreme complexity present enormous challenges. This text brings together the most recent data on the topic, providing an important resource towards greater food safety and quality. Presents critical applications for a sustainable, affordable and safe food supply Covers emerging problems in food safety and quality with many specific examples. Encompasses the characteristics, advantages, and limitations of mass spectrometry, and the current strategies in method development and validation Provides the most recent data on the important topic of food safety and quality