Gabriele Carullo, Francesca Borghini, Fabio Fusi, Simona Saponara, Anna Fontana, Luca Pozzetti, Riccardo Fedeli, Alice Panti, Beatrice Gorelli, Giovanna Aquino, Manuela Giovanna Basilicata, Giacomo Pepe, Pietro Campiglia, Stefano Biagiotti, Sandra Gemma, Stefania Butini, Silvia Pianezze, Stefano Loppi, Alessandro Cavaglioni, Matteo Perini, Giuseppe Campiani
A research platform for food authentication was set up by combining stable isotope ratio analysis, metabolomics by gas and liquid mass-spectrometry and NMR investigations, chemometric analyses for food excellences. This multi-analytical approach was tested on samples of elephant garlic (Allium ampeloprasum L.), a species belonging to the same genus of common garlic (Allium ampeloprasum L.), mainly produced in southern Tuscany-(Allium ampeloprasum). The isotopic composition allowed the product to be geographically characterized...
February 8, 2024: Food Chemistry