Researchers uncover high PAHs in common foods

The study reveals hidden carcinogens in cooking oils and meats using advanced QuEChERS-GC-MS detection method

17-Sep-2025 - In today’s world, people are increasingly prioritizing their health and well-being, with daily exercises and calorie-tracking apps becoming the new norm. People are therefore interested in incorporating highly nutritious food items such as fruits and vegetables into their diet plans. However, ...

6,357 potato varieties put to the test

Project POMORROW is decoding the genetic material of all potatoes in the German gene bank

17-Sep-2025 - Potatoes are the fourth most important crop in the world after rice, wheat, and corn—and play a crucial role in feeding the global population. However, little is known about the genetic diversity of the potatoes stored in Germany. This is set to change now: as part of the POMORROW – Potatoes for ...

Analytik Jena founds new entity in Brazil

Further growth in Brazilian and Latin American markets

25-Aug-2025 - Analytik Jena announced that as of August 1st, 2025, the new entity “Analytik Jena Brasil Ltda.” has started operations. Analytik Jena has further developed its sales structure to serve customers and partners even more directly and efficiently in the future. The focus is on closer, more direct ...

Unlocking the aroma secrets of gardenia tea: scientists decode its signature scent

Innovative combination of gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, and sensory analysis

01-Aug-2025 - They identified over 200 volatile components, pinpointed 24 key aroma compounds, and constructed a detailed aroma wheel highlighting six main scent attributes: fruity, green, floral, roasted, woody, and other, visually representing the sensory essence of this centuries-old tea. Tea is one of the ...

How to detect the amount of microplastics in food

Focus on fish and seafood

18-Jul-2025 - How much microplastic is in the fish and seafood that ends up on our plates? The figures vary greatly. This is also due to the fact that food monitoring lacks standardized analysis methods to quantitatively detect the tiny plastic particles in fishery products. This makes it difficult to evaluate ...

Chemical fingerprints reveal fast food consumption

Molecules in blood and urine could reveal how much ultra-processed food you eat

13-Jun-2025 - Sets of metabolites found in blood and urine reliably correspond with how much energy from ultra-processed food a person consumes, according to a new study published May 20th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Erikka Loftfield of the National Cancer Institute, USA, and ...

Wine in transition: innovation, exchange and inspiration at the 11th Wine Analysis User Meeting

13-May-2025 - On May 8 and 9, 2025, the 11th Wine Analysis User Meeting took place at Hochschule Geisenheim University - an established forum for professionals involved in wine and its analysis. Over 130 participants from Germany, Austria and Switzerland - from wine laboratories, wineries, monitoring centers, ...

A new method identifies rancid hazelnuts without removing them from the bag

02-May-2025 - Research led by the URV uses infrared light to determine the oxidation status of hazelnut fatty acids without destroying them, a technology that could provide the sector with new quality standards. No more rancid hazelnuts: a research team at the URV has developed a method that can identify nuts ...

Masked ball in the realm of milk proteins

Food chemists are researching how to reduce the allergic reaction to milk protein by using phenolic compounds from apple pomace

24-Apr-2025 - Three percent of all infants and children worldwide are allergic to protein in cow's milk. Around 15 percent of them will remain allergic for the rest of their lives.Dr. Helena Kieserling and Daniel Güterbock from the Department of Food Chemistry and Analysis are researching how to reduce the ...

A new robotic gripper made of measuring tape is sizing up fruit and veggie picking

10-Apr-2025 - It’s a game a lot of us played as children—and maybe even later in life: unspooling measuring tape to see how far it would extend before bending. But to engineers at the University of California San Diego, this game was an inspiration, suggesting that measuring tape could become a great material ...