5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  High-resolution mass spectrometry combined with advanced chromatography has expanded targeted and untargeted analysis of food metabolites and bioactive compounds.

• 2

  Green analytical approaches include miniaturized sample preparation, solvent-free extraction, and less toxic solvents to reduce resource use.

• 3

  Chemometrics, machine learning, and AI-assisted workflows help interpret complex food-analysis datasets and identify quality patterns.

• 4

  Food analysis still faces challenges in comprehensive coverage, quantitative accuracy, and standardization across laboratories and studies.

• 5

  Cacciola anticipates closer integration of chromatography, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and AI, alongside development of real-time food-analysis tools.