Modern Analytical Methods for Food Ingredients

A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Analytical Methods".

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Department of Food Chemistry and Nutrition, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 9 Medyczna Street, 30-688 Krakow, Poland
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Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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Dear Colleagues,

Necessary for proper body function is the continuous supply of essential nutrients. The food supplied should be optimal in terms of composition as well as of the highest quality that ensures its safe use. Food analysis involves the determination of trace and essential elements and chemical compounds in raw materials of various origins (plant, animal, marine organisms, fungi, or microorganisms) In addition, also included are finished food products, and the monitoring of qualitative and quantitative changes during technological processes and storage. Consideration must also include not only ingredients that have a beneficial effect on the human organism but also those with toxic effects. Therefore, analytical procedures are constantly being developed using modern instrumental methods that allow food products to be examined in terms of their chemical and biological composition. An extremely important aspect in the development of such procedures is the stage of collection and preparation of the sample for measurement. The sample should be representative, and its preparation (for quantitative determinations) should avoid analyte loss and sample contamination and ensure maximum efficiency of analyte isolation from the matrix. The validated parameters should be within the acceptable criteria and should not raise questions concerning the reliability and validity of the analytical results obtained. In the broadest of terms, all original articles, communications, systematic reviews, and mini-reviews on the latest developments and emerging trends in the area of modern analytical methods used for the determination of constituents in food are welcome.

Dr. Justyna Dobrowolska-Iwanek
Dr. Michał Woźniakiewicz
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Keywords

  • food analytical methods
  • food analysis
  • food ingredients
  • modern analytical methods
  • sample preparation
  • green chemistry

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The Assessment of Iodine Concentrations in Colostrum and Breast Milk Using ICP-MS: The Impact of Delivery Type, Thyroid Function and Gestational Diabetes—A Pilot Study
by Jadwiga Kryczyk-Kozioł, Paulina Moniak, Paweł Zagrodzki, Ryszard Lauterbach, Hubert Huras, Magdalena Staśkiewicz, Mirosław Krośniak, Paweł Paśko, Robert Podsiadły and Justyna Dobrowolska-Iwanek
Foods 2024, 13(14), 2241; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13142241 - 16 Jul 2024
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Considering the spectrum of benefits of breast milk feeding, determining the essential components of an infant’s only food-mother’s milk-seems justified, especially in the case of those whose deficiency (e.g., iodine) may result in developmental disorders. The main aim of this study was the [...] Read more.
Considering the spectrum of benefits of breast milk feeding, determining the essential components of an infant’s only food-mother’s milk-seems justified, especially in the case of those whose deficiency (e.g., iodine) may result in developmental disorders. The main aim of this study was the determination of the total iodine content of breast milk (including colostrum and mature milk). A secondary objective was to assess the influence of factors such as the type of delivery, hypothyroidism, gestational diabetes or the stage of lactation on this parameter. The study materials were colostrum and milk after 1 (n = 14), 2 and 3 months (n = 8) of lactation with a range of iodine concentrations (µg/L): 195–1648 and 170–842, 174–650 and 273–751, respectively. Iodine was determined using the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Multivariate statistical analysis revealed, e.g., that delivery by caesarean section or dose of L-thyroxine taken by women to normalise thyroid hormones, had a significant effect on iodine concentrations in breast milk. Further research aimed at assessing the quality of breast milk should also include determining the factors influencing it. Full article
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