Food Industry Applications & Insights
The food industry is one of the global economy's largest sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, production, processing, research and development, retail, and more. It has a worldwide impact and influences a variety of other industries. Moreover, food is an essential part of our lives. As the food industry continues to develop, the latest food trends have evolved to cater to different demands and needs worldwide. Above all, food safety and quality remain critically important, for which Shimadzu has comprehensive solutions.
With a wide range of products, Shimadzu offers total solutions for food safety and quality, from the identification of contaminants to food additives analysis and halal testing. Our products offered include High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LCMS), Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy, Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (ED-XRF) Spectrometer, Universal Testing Machine, and more. Learn more about the applications through the resources below
Application Solutions
Texture Evaluation Of Plant-Based Meat
EZ test, equipped with multi-piercing jig, can objectively evaluate samples containing small food fragments of irregular sizes. This enables reliable and consistent results, which is crucial for data-driven food development.
EZ Test - Creating Culinary Science
In addition to sensory testing in food, EZ Test offers an objective way to evaluate the food texture, which is useful in food development and quality control applications.
Analysis Solutions to Fight Food Fraud
Counterfeit foods can compromise global food safety and erode public trust. It's high time we take control of the food we eat. Learn about our food fraud solutions here.
Addressing the Emerging Food Safety Concern
Ethylene Oxide (EtO) in food is a fast-rising concern. Learn how Shimadzu's Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) can provide a straightforward workflow solution, using sesame seeds as an example.
Solutions For Analyzing Ethylene Oxide & 2-Chloroethanol
To support food safety, Shimadzu offers fast, reliable, and straightforward ethylene oxide analysis solutions in various foods such as oil seeds, ayurveda & herbal, spices, and processed foods.
Shimadzu's LCMS Solutions For Honey Analysis: Discover Honey Authentication, Antibiotics and Pesticide Residues Analysis, and More
Bee honey is highly valued for its health benefits, and honey analysis is essential to investigate honey adulteration and ensure the quality of food products.
Analyzing Plant-Based Meat: Development of Convincing Meat Texture
It's not just the taste and aroma that can define the quality of plant-based meat. Material testing for texture analysis is also necessary to develop convincing alternative meat.
Analytical Solutions for Halal Authentication
Testing halal food is vital to prevent adulteration. Discover Shimadzu's analytical solutions to ensure halal products' integrity.
Shimadzu's Solutions For Food Safety: Analysis Solutions For Food Packaging Materials And More
Shimadzu provides total support for food safety. Learn about the latest technologies in food testing, such as identifying and quantifying the known or unknown compounds in food and beverages.
Total Solutions for Food Development
Learn about food development to meet the food industry's current demands and future trends. It's time to ensure affordable, fresh, safe and high-quality food for all.
Simplify Your EO & 2-CE Analysis with HS Trap-GCMS
The presence of ethylene oxide in food is a hot topic of concern. Learn how Shimadzu offers ultra-fast GCMS analysis to ensure safety and quality in food.
Total Solutions for Food Analysis and Data Integrity
Enhance your food testing laboratories – This book offers a complete compilation of related applications for food analysis and data integrity solutions.
Technology Briefs
Analysis of Pesticide Residues in Foods For Safety and Quality
Discover a simple and fast analytical method to quantify anionic pesticides in fruits without derivatization.
Sample Prep-Free Analysis of Saccharides Mixtures with “Smart IS+” and “SMCI+”
Learn about the analysis of saccharides using GCMS, which is essential for honey authentication and investigating adulteration of sugar.
Sample Prep-Free Analysis of Triglycerides and Fatty Acids with “Smart IS+”and “SMCI+”
Learn about the analysis of triglycerides using GCMS, which is essential for the authentication of regular sunflower oil and coconut oil.
Putative Identification of Compounds in Tea Leaves with LC-MS/MS
Learn about targeted qualitative analysis using LC-MS/MS for putative identification of tea leaves in Yerba mate.
Multi-Residue Pesticides Analysis with QuEChERs and automated µSPE
Learn about analyzing pesticides in food products using QuEChERs and automated SPE with GCMS.
HRMS DIA Workflow for Combined Targeted and Untargeted Metabolomics
Learn about Data Independent Acquisition (DIA) workflow using High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS) in metabolomics.
Shimadzu GC/MS Data Compatibility with Next-Generation Deconvolution Software
Evaluation of Shimadzu GC/MS data compatibility with deconvolution software using the natural herb as sample analysis.
Analysis of Ethylene Oxide in Ramen (Instant Noodle) by GC-MS/MS
Learn about the analysis of ethylene oxide in food such as ramen (instant noodle) using GC-MS/MS to address the hot topic of concern in food safety.