Food and Beverage Analysis

Soft drink formulas often include preservatives, artificial sweeteners, flavours or caffeine in their list of ingredients. Using the Acclaim OA column, as many as eight common additives may be determined in a single run. Many of these additives are hydrophilic organic acids for which this column was designed. Notably, benzoate and sorbate, which do not resolve on C18 columns at low pH, are fully separated.

Ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography (LC)–time-of-flight mass spectrometry –(TOF-MS) and gas chromatography (GC)–TOF-MS are powerful approaches for screening target compounds and identifying or characterizing nontarget compounds in complex mixtures. The combination of accurate mass data and newly developed software enables truly generic screening methods with TOF-MS, and the confident detection, identification, and confirmation of small molecules in a range of application areas.

Any wine can suffer from that corked wine taint. This spoilage, recognized by a distinct aroma of damp musty leaves and a damp cardboard taste, makes a wine undrinkable.

VICAM, the food safety technology business, headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA, has been acquired by Waters. The deal also included the associated net assets of VICAM and has proceeded under undisclosed terms.

To utilize the power of the Waters® UltraPerformance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC®) System combined with the fast MS acquisition rates of the Xevo™ TQ Mass Spectrometer for rapid determination and confirmation of pesticide residues in baby food.

As the global sourcing of foodstuffs becomes more common, the number of pesticide analyses performed continues to increase to test these sources for compliance with various regulations. The sheer number of analyses dictates that utilized methods must be reliable, robust and inexpensive.

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Co-occurrence of several mycotoxins (deoxynivalenol, zearalenone, T-2-toxin, HT-2 toxin) produced by field fungi, such as Fusarium graminearum and Fusarium culmorum, requires several analysis methods for their characterization. A reliable method for the determination of type A- and B-trichothecenes and zearalenone in cereal-based samples is presented. To achieve optimal mass spectrometric detection, electrospray ionization (ESI) and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) were compared. Best results were obtained with ESI by implementing a two-period switching for the ionization polarity. The limit of quantification differs for each individual substance within the range 1–10 ppb. Mean recoveries using a standardized clean-up procedure were in the 54–93% range.

Maltodextrin is an easily digested carbohydrate made from corn starch...

The number of pesticides used in agriculture world-wide is approx. 700...

A positive chemical ionization GC?MS method for the analysis of acrylamide monomer in foods will be described . . .

The authors report the use of LC–MS for monitoring triterpenes in oak heartwoods, wines, and spirits.

Tivadar Farkas and Jafar Toulouee, Phenomenex Inc.

This article reports the application of the SPE-chiral ligand-exchange chromatography technique to monitor D-lactic acid formation during the alcoholic fermentation of white grape must.

The current concern over acrylamide levels in food has unexpectedly brought amino acid analysis to the forefront . . .

This column describes the principles of stir-bar sorptive extraction and presents some typical applications.

HPLC analysis of glycerol in wine using evaporative light-scattering detection. (Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc.)

Capillary GC analysis of a wine sample.

The authors determined the presence of 26 organophosphorus pesticides in apple and carrot samples using accelerated solvent extraction.