Metabolomics—The new frontier in food safety and quality research
2015
Pinu, Farhana R.
Monitoring of food safety and quality is one of the major concerns now-a-days and consumers all over the world are becoming more aware about this than ever before. Therefore, many studies already have been undertaken to determine the food composition and also to gain knowledge on the metabolism of food spoilage microorganisms. Metabolomics has been successfully applied to food science due to the recent advancement of instrumental techniques and the availability of many metabolite databases that allow the detection and identification of over 1000 metabolites in food products. Metabolomics also has high potential in identification of biomarkers related to food spoilage by food pathogens that may lead to the development of early detection techniques and control of pathogenic microbes. Therefore, here we present metabolomics as the innovative frontier of food safety and quality research by providing insights on how this approach can help to determine microbiological and chemical hazards (e.g. pesticides and contaminants) present in different food products.
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