Principles and Applications of Gas Chromatography in Food Analysis
The food analyst plays an important role in modern society. Stricter control over additives in food and concern about the effects of contamination of food by industrial and agricultural chemicals are among the developments which are leading to an increasing emphasis on detailed and accurate analysis of food. However. analysis of food is required for many reasons, including detection of toxic components, monitoring legislation, detecting adulteration, formulation of controlled diets, controlling formulation during product development and detecting changes in food during storage and processing. Foods comprise a complex mixture of components and food analysis requires efficient methods of separation with high sensitivity or specificity of detection. Although many food components are involatile or thermally labile and therefore not suitable for analysis by gas chromatography, other components are volatile and this technique is the preferred analytical method. Developments in methods of derivati­ zation, injector design and column technology have also extended the applicability of gas chromatography to the analysis of relatively involatile compounds.
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Principles and Applications of Gas Chromatography in Food Analysis
The food analyst plays an important role in modern society. Stricter control over additives in food and concern about the effects of contamination of food by industrial and agricultural chemicals are among the developments which are leading to an increasing emphasis on detailed and accurate analysis of food. However. analysis of food is required for many reasons, including detection of toxic components, monitoring legislation, detecting adulteration, formulation of controlled diets, controlling formulation during product development and detecting changes in food during storage and processing. Foods comprise a complex mixture of components and food analysis requires efficient methods of separation with high sensitivity or specificity of detection. Although many food components are involatile or thermally labile and therefore not suitable for analysis by gas chromatography, other components are volatile and this technique is the preferred analytical method. Developments in methods of derivati­ zation, injector design and column technology have also extended the applicability of gas chromatography to the analysis of relatively involatile compounds.
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Principles and Applications of Gas Chromatography in Food Analysis

Principles and Applications of Gas Chromatography in Food Analysis

by Michael H. Gordon
Principles and Applications of Gas Chromatography in Food Analysis

Principles and Applications of Gas Chromatography in Food Analysis

by Michael H. Gordon

Overview

The food analyst plays an important role in modern society. Stricter control over additives in food and concern about the effects of contamination of food by industrial and agricultural chemicals are among the developments which are leading to an increasing emphasis on detailed and accurate analysis of food. However. analysis of food is required for many reasons, including detection of toxic components, monitoring legislation, detecting adulteration, formulation of controlled diets, controlling formulation during product development and detecting changes in food during storage and processing. Foods comprise a complex mixture of components and food analysis requires efficient methods of separation with high sensitivity or specificity of detection. Although many food components are involatile or thermally labile and therefore not suitable for analysis by gas chromatography, other components are volatile and this technique is the preferred analytical method. Developments in methods of derivati­ zation, injector design and column technology have also extended the applicability of gas chromatography to the analysis of relatively involatile compounds.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781461280248
Publisher: Springer US
Publication date: 10/02/2011
Series: Ellis Horwood Series in Food Science and Technology
Edition description: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
Pages: 374
Product dimensions: 6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

1 Principles of gas chromatography.- 2 Gas chromatography — mass spectrometry.- 3 Analysis of aroma volatiles.- 4 Gas chromatography of carbohydrates in food.- 5 Lipids.- 6 Amino acids and other nitrogen-containing compounds.- 7 Vitamins.- 8 Gas chromatographic analysis of contaminants in food.- 9 Pesticides.- 10 Food additives.- Abbreviations and symbols.
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