Non-Targeted HPLC-UV Fingerprinting as Chemical Descriptors for the Classification and Authentication of Nuts by Multivariate Chemometric Methods.

Recently, the authenticity of food products has become a great social concern. Considering the complexity of the food chain and that many players are involved between production and consumption; food adulteration practices are rising as it is easy to conduct fraud without being detected. This is the case for nut fruit processed products, such as almond flours, that can be adulterated with cheaper nuts (hazelnuts or peanuts), giving rise to not only economic fraud but also important effects on human health.