Cocoa and its derivative products, especially chocolate, are highly appreciated by
consumers for their exceptional organoleptic qualities, thus being often considered …

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 …

Commercially available single origin chocolates (n= 139) were analysed by ICP-MS to
identify the potential of elemental fingerprinting for tracing cacao origin in chocolate and to …

This study presents the determination of elemental profiling of representative dietary herbal
supplements which were purchased on the Croatian market in the forms of capsules …

Research has been conducted the last years to assess whether organically grown food is
chemically different from produce of conventional agriculture and which markers are …

This work evaluated the efficiency of an ultrasound-assisted extraction method using diluted
acids to determine micronutrients and toxic elements in samples of craft chocolates with …

The fight against fraud is highly demanding because research needs to adapt constantly to
solve new specific problems, created by the endless fantasy of fraudsters to deceive …

Background Chocolate is a rich source of essential and non-essential elements. A new
liquid–liquid extraction (LLE) approach, extraction induced by emulsion breaking (EIEB), is …

Chocolate, a universally treasured delicacy, transcends geographical and cultural
boundaries to satisfy the palates of many people. The elemental composition of chocolate …

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, in combination with different
chemometric methods, was widely used for metabolomic profiling in the geographical …