Huajiao (Zanthoxylum bungeanum maxim. and Zanthoxylum armatum DC.) is a highly
prized spice in China due to its distinctive aroma and taste. The volatile organic compounds …

Plant polyphenols are rich sources of natural anti-oxidants and prebiotics. After ingestion,
most polyphenols are absorbed in the intestine and interact with the gut microbiota and …

Authentication of food products is of great concern in the context of food safety and quality. In
recent years, interest in honey authenticity in relation with botanical or geographical origin …

Abstract The South African honey industry will benefit from a reliable method that can verify
authenticity as well as detect fraudulence of honey that is on the market. This work presents …

In this study, a novel analytical approach is proposed for the identification of pesticide
residues in tea by combining surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with a deep …

This work describes a simple approach for the untargeted profiling of volatile compounds for
the authentication of the botanical origins of honey based on resolution-optimized HS-GC …

In recent years, there has been growing interest in verifying the floral origin of unifloral
honeys, as a very interesting natural remedy. Fourier Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) is more …

This study presents a simple, rapid, and non-destructive approach of combining near-
infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) with chemometrics for the evaluation of adulteration levels in …

The characterization of 72 Italian honey samples from 8 botanical varieties was carried out
by a comprehensive approach exploiting data fusion of IR, NIR and Raman spectroscopies …

A thorough updated review of both standardized and the most used and novel analytical
methods for the analysis of honey is presented. The methodologies applied to honey in the …