Volume 39, Issue 13 p. 1569-1581
Review

Omics approaches for food authentication

Marina Creydt

Marina Creydt

Hamburg School of Food Science, Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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Markus Fischer

Corresponding Author

Markus Fischer

Hamburg School of Food Science, Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Correspondence: Professor Markus Fischer, Hamburg School of Food Science, Grindelallee 117, 20146 Hamburg, Germany

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First published: 23 March 2018
Citations: 59

Abstract

The development of analytical strategies to fight against food fraud is currently one of the most developing fields in food science as the food value chain becomes increasingly complex and global. Food can be certified by clear labeling but also by objective analytical methods. As shown recently by several groups, the omics technologies such as genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and isotopolomics are suitable to prove the geographical origin, the production or cultivation process, and the biological and the overall chemical identity of food. This article describes different analytical approaches beginning with non-targeted strategies as well as the further developmental stages of transferring the methods to routine laboratories.