Books by Leo M.L. Nollet

This book delves into how bioactive peptides play a major role in the development of various functional foods. Numerous bioactive peptides have been reported in recent years as naturally present or generated from food proteins of different origins like milk, eggs, soya, fish, and meat.

Analyzing the spatial distribution of food compounds using conventional technology is difficult. This book shows why the novel use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) will be ideal. MALDI-MS technology can detect compounds in a tissue section without extraction, purification, separation, or labeling.

Lately proteomics is being applied to different areas within food technology. Since proteins can be used as markers for many properties of a food, even indicating the processes used, they can provide evidence of the food's labeling claim. This book is an overview of the applications, drawbacks, and advantages, of proteomics for food authentication.