Application of metabolomics and chemometrics for authentication of vegetable oils and adulteration detection: a review

Sulaiman, Najwa and Sanny, Maimunah and Yeoh, Chee Beng and Ahmad Tarmizi, Azmil Haizam and Nordin, Noordiana and Ahmad Bustamam, Farah Khuwailah and Abd Razak, Raznim Arni and Abdull Razis, Ahmad Faizal and Khatib, Alfi (2025) Application of metabolomics and chemometrics for authentication of vegetable oils and adulteration detection: a review. European Food Research and Technology, 251 (10). pp. 3175-3198. ISSN 1438-2377 E-ISSN 1438-2385

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Abstract

The authentication and detection of adulteration in food are critical for ensuring food safety, quality and consumer protection. Vegetable oils are one of the significant diets in human nutrition, and hence its authenticity as well as safety are of utmost importance to ensure safe consumption and fairness of international trade. Metabolomics coupled with chemometrics, have been widely used as an accurate measurement of complex metabolite profiles in vegetable oils. This integrated methodology allows for the full identification of chemical compositions of vegetable oils and the detection of potential adulterants. This review outlines recent advances and applications of metabolomics in combination with chemometrics for the authentication and adulteration detection in vegetable oils. Various chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques combined with chemometrics such as multivariate statistical analysis for interpretation of big data sets enables the discovery of potential characteristic markers for authentication and adulteration detection in vegetable oils. Identifying the most suitable analytical technique and chemometrics tool helps in the marker discovery for authentication purposes, and can be further explored for the development of rapid detection technique for safety assessment by authorized regulatory bodies.

Item Type:	Article (Review)
Additional Information:	6915/123829
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Metabolomics, Vegetable oils, Multivariate analysis, Authentication, Rapid detection
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Pharmacy Kulliyyah of Pharmacy > Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Depositing User:	Dr. Alfi Khatib
Date Deposited:	24 Oct 2025 12:23
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2025 12:25
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/123829

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