FOOD PROTEOMICS: A NOVEL APPROACH TO FOOD AUTHENTICATION USING GLOBAL PROTEIN SIGNATURES AND SPECIES SPECIFIC MARKER PEPTIDES

摘要

Food fraud by undeclared blending of meat from different species is a highly relevant topic in food industries as shown by the European horse meat scandal in 2013 [1]. For the detection of fraudulent blending with undeclared species to the earliest stage highly efficient methods for identification and quantification are necessary.