This Topical Collection of Molecules provides the most recent advancements and trends within the framework of food analysis, confirming the growing public, academic, and industrial interest in this field. The articles broach topics related to sample preparation, separation science, spectroscopic techniques, sensors and biosensors, as well as investigations dealing with the characterization of macronutrients, micronutrients, and other biomolecules. It offers the latest updates regarding alternative food sources (e.g., algae), functional foods, effects of processing, chiral or achiral bioactive compounds, contaminants, and every topic related to food science that is appealing to readers. Nowadays, the increasing awareness of the close relation among diet, health, and social development is stimulating demands for high levels of quality and safety in agro-food production, as well as new studies to fill gaps in the actual body of knowledge about food composition. For these reasons, modern research in food science and human nutrition is moving from classical methodologies to advanced instrumental platforms for comprehensive characterization. Nondestructive spectroscopic and imaging technologies are also proposed for food process monitoring and quality control in real time.
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high resolution mass spectrometry multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) PAT detection ?13C-IRMS thiamphenicol phospholipids HRMS chemometrics Box–Behnken design ultra-fast liquid chromatography (UFLC)–TripleTOF MS review chiral stationary phases blends validation microwave-assisted hydrodistillation carbohydrates antioxidant chiral quality control fruit juice modified electrode extraction techniques food composition nitrite detection HPLC fingerprint milk hops extracts real-time quantitative PCR apple juice Q-Orbitrap myrtle phylogeny fermentation aptamers antibiotics flavor profile carotenoids polyelectrolyte composite film hydrodistillation food quality amino acids bottle aging flavokavains qualitative and quantitative PCR high-throughput sequencing technology mass fragmentation fruit jams ASE walnut varieties anti-inflammatory Pol gene systematic evolution of ligands by exponential enrichment enantiomers agro-biodiversity florfenicol cuprous oxide nanoparticles geographical origin HPLC sunset yellow poultry eggs adulteration dimerization Lactarius deliciosus Scenedesmus HPLC–QTOF–MS/MS ultrasound-assisted extraction food UPLC-FLD hard clams NMR confirmatory method cyclic voltammetry 1H-NMR molecular identification bioactive compounds immature honey chemical composition differential pulse voltammetry kavalactones Polygonatum cyrtonema oligosaccharides Chia seed oil kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) biogenic amines supercritical fluid extraction rosé wines spectrum-effect relationship DNA barcode saccharides bifunctional polymer arms single-laboratory validation lipid-lowering effect microalgae essential oil polarity food process control food authentication Meretrix lyrata anthocyanins molecular species of phospholipid microwave-assisted extraction principal component analysis (PCA) fat-soluble vitamins Croatian wines mass spectra 1H NMR carbamates Marynka strain IMS Myrtus communis L clenbuterol mycotoxin closures Piper methysticum (kava) liquid chromatography mass spectrometry florfenicol amine polyunsaturated fatty acid white wines second-derivative linear sweep voltammetry gold nanoparticles biosensor chemometric analysis multi-physicochemical parameters antihyperglycemic antioxidants phenolic compounds enhanced product ion (EPI) steaming fatty acids composition reduced graphene oxide Tricholoma matsutake PLS phenolic acids Sojae semen praeparatum (SSP) muscle Myrtus communis pesticide residues quercetin collagen peptide conversion DNA extraction fatty acids isomerization lipid classes natural mature honey milk powder fructose molecular weight UHPLC-UV food adulteration metabolites food safety acidity food security impedimetric aptasensor ?-blockers screen-printed interface