Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry: Evaluation and Applications in Food Analysis

Due to its high sensitivity and selectivity, liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) is a powerful technique. It is used for various applications, often involving the detection and identification of chemicals in a complex mixture. Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry: Evaluation and Applications in Food Analysis presents a unique collection of up-to-date UPLC-MS/MS methods for the separation and quantitative determination of components, contaminants, vitamins, and aroma and flavor compounds in a wide variety of foods and food products.

The book begins with an overview of the history, principles, and advancement of chromatography. It discusses the use of UHPLC techniques in food metablomics, approaches for analysis of foodborne carcinogens, and details of UPLC-MS techniques used for the separation and determination of capsaicinoids. Chapters describe the analysis of contaminants in food, including pesticides, aflatoxin, perfluorochemicals, and acrylamide, as well as potentially carcinogenic heterocyclic amines in cooked foods.

The book covers food analysis for beneficial compounds, such as the determination of folate, vitamin content analysis, applications for avocado metabolite studies, virgin olive oil component analysis, lactose determination in milk, and analysis of minor components of cocoa and phenolic compounds in fruits and vegetables. With contributions by experts in interdisciplinary fields, this reference offers practical information for readers in research and development, production, and routing analysis of foods and food products.

Dr. Mu. Naushad is assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. He earned his MS and PhD in analytical chemistry from Aligrah Muslim University, India. He is the author of more than 60 research articles and several book chapters of international repute. Dr. Naushad is editor/editorial member of more than 30 international journals, and is also the editor of a number of books.

Mohammad Rizwan Khan is assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. He earned his BS and MS in chemistry from the Aligrah Muslim University, India, and his PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of Barcelona, Spain. Dr. Khan has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry and environmental science. He has published several book chapters and research papers in international peer-reviewed journals.