Lipids with potential health benefits in herbal teas

The lipids in some herbal teas have been identified in detail for the first time, preparing the ground for investigating their contribution to the health benefits of the teas

05-Apr-2024 - Herbal teas are enjoyed worldwide, not only for their taste and refreshment but also for a wide range of reputed health benefits. But the potential significance of a category of compounds called lipids in the teas has been relatively unexplored. Researchers at Hokkaido University, led by ...

Food profilers develop new methodological approach for food analysis

Better food quality control

01-Aug-2019 - Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology have developed a new methodology for the simultaneous analysis of odorants and tastants. It could simplify and accelerate the quality control of food in the future. Whether a food tastes ...

Win-Win: Save Big in Pesticide Screening Costs Without Sacrificing Performance

05-Jan-2016 - When screening for pesticides in foods, you need to start with generic extraction procedures such as QuEChERS, followed by LC-MS/MS analysis. But while typical LC flow rates in combination with small particle size HPLC columns with high pressures yield excellent results, they require high volumes ...