Metabolomics for measuring phytochemicals, and assessing human and animal responses to phytochemicals, in food science

Mol Nutr Food Res. 2012 Jan;56(1):147-58. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201100545. Epub 2011 Dec 9.

Authors

Affiliation

¹ The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited (Plant & Food Research), Palmerston North, New Zealand.

PMID: 22162287
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201100545

Abstract

Metabolomics, comprehensive metabolite analysis, is finding increasing application as a tool to measure and enable the manipulation of the phytochemical content of foods, to identify the measures of dietary intake, and to understand human and animal responses to phytochemicals in the diet. Recent applications of metabolomics directed toward understanding the role of phytochemicals in food and nutrition are reviewed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Eating
Food Analysis / methods
Food Technology / methods*
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Metabolomics / methods*
Plants / chemistry*
Plants / metabolism
Plants, Genetically Modified