{"id":428,"date":"2024-10-01T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T06:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startersites.io\/blocksy\/catering\/?p=428"},"modified":"2025-06-04T11:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T11:17:09","slug":"a-multimodal-analytical-approach-is-important-in-accurately-assessing-terpene-composition-in-edible-essential-oils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raymondthomaslipidlab.com\/?p=428","title":{"rendered":"A multimodal analytical approach is important in accurately assessing terpene composition in edible essential oils"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-f1d1931\" data-block-id=\"f1d1931\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.foodchem.2024.139792\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.foodchem.2024.139792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nguyen, L.A.M, Pham, T.H., Ganeshalingam, M. and Thomas, R., 2024. A multimodal analytical approach is important in accurately assessing terpene composition in edible essential oils. Food Chemistry, p.139792.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"sp0045\">Terpenes in essential oils (EOs) have recently received significant attention due to their potential to improve brain and whole-body health. A deeper understanding of the terpene composition of edible EOs is important for fully exploring their possible applications. In our study, we employed a comprehensive study using four different methods to analyze EO samples, including GC\u2013MS with solid phase microextraction (SPME), liquid injection (LI), derivatization to trimethylsilyl ethers (TMSE), and LC-MS. Our findings revealed that relying on a single analytical method may be insufficient for detecting all terpenes in EOs. Despite identifying a total of 156 terpenes in the samples, only 58 were detectable across all 4 methods. 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