Foodomics Plattform

The Foodomics Platform applies high-resolving analytics to comprehensively describe the metabolome in food. Food is understood as a complex system that carries a biological (e.g. raw materials), chemical (e.g. Maillard reaction) and biochemical (e.g. fermentation) origin. The holistic approach uses an ultra-high-resolution Fourier-transform-ICR mass spectrometer, 800 MHz NMR spectroscopy and chromatography-coupled time of flight mass spectrometry at the partner institute of Helmholtz Munich. Thousands of molecule signals are integrated into molecular networks, which subsequently are used in the authentication of wines and beers, the degradation of folates, the Alternaria metabolome or Maillard research.

For further information see the following literature:

Pieczonka SP et al (2022) Sci Rep 12:9251

Weidner L et al (2022) Food Chem 374:131618

Berger M et al (2022) Anal Chem 94(15):5953-5961

Hemmler D et al (2018) Sci Rep 8:16879

Gougeon RD et al (2009) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 106:9174-9179.

Prof. Dr. Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin

Head of the Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Munich

Michelle Berger

Erwin Kupczyk

Michael Liss

Dr. Stefan Pieczonka

Dr. Thuy Thanh Truong

Leopold Weidner