In the last decades, the demand for molecular tools for authenticating and tracing agri-food
products has significantly increased. Food safety and quality have gained an increased …

Food fingerprinting methods comprise a wide range of analytical strategies for obtaining
analytical signals such as spectra or chromatograms that can be related to the composition …

The authenticity of foodstuffs is an important issue for consumers, regulators, producers and
processors, as fraudulent practices can negatively affect consumer confidence and safety …

Honey has become a highly demanded product for consumers worldwide due to its unique
taste and rich nutritional and medicinal values. However, it remains challenging to identify …

Honey bees are large-scale monitoring tools due to their extensive environmental
exploration. In their activities and from the hive ecosystem complex, they get in close contact …

Foodomics is an emerging research field in food science that applies advanced omics
technologies to assess relevant aspects related to food and nutrition, with the ultimate goal …

Accurate identification of the botanical components of honey can be used to establish its
geographical provenance, while also providing insights into honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) …

Honey bees are considered large-scale monitoring tools due to their environmental
exploration and foraging activities. Traces of these activities can be recovered in the honey …

Monitoring biodiversity is a growing and pressing challenge, particularly as climate change
threatens species with extinction and leads to widespread shifts in plant distribution and …

Species substitution is one of the forms of food fraud for economic gain. The vast majority of
existing DNA typing methods are targeted methods that developed for the determination of …