An overview on multi-elemental profile integrated with chemometrics for food quality assessment: toward new challenges.

Food products, especially those with high value-added, are commonly subjected to strict quality controls, which are of paramount importance, especially for attesting to some peculiar features related, for instance, to their geographical origin and/or the know-how of their producers. However, the sophistication of fraudulent practices requires a continuous update of analytical platforms. Different analytical techniques have become extremely appealing since the instrumental analysis tools evolution has substantially improved the capability to reveal and understand the complexity of food.

A green single-tube sample preparation method for wear metal determination in lubricating oil by microwave induced plasma with optical emission spectrometry.

A straightforward and rapid single-tube sample pretreatment for wear metals determination in used lubricating oils was developed in this work as an alternative to the reference pretreatment method (ASTM). A D-optimal mixture design on a three-component solution was performed. The optimal composition for the proposed sample preparation emulsion was 2% v/v of xylene, 9.

Classification of Argentinean Sauvignon blanc wines by UV spectroscopy and chemometric methods.

Unlabelled: Argentina is an important worldwide wine producer. In this country, there are several recognizable provinces that produce Sauvignon blanc wines: Neuquén, Río Negro, Mendoza, and San Juan. The analysis of the provenance of these white wines is complex and requires the use of expensive and time-consuming techniques.

Chemometric characterization of sunflower seeds.

The spectroscopic characterization of different varieties of sunflower seeds based on their oleic acid content is proposed. One hundred fifty samples of sunflower seeds from different places of Argentina were analyzed by near-infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (NIRDRS). Seed samples were grounded and sieved without chemical treatment previous to the analysis.