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ArticleJournal of agricultural and food chemistry2026

Spectral Similarity Score (SSS)-Barcoding for the Quality Control of LACTEM Emulsifiers by High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography.

Katharina Schuster, Sedef Torun, Inès Kainz, Max Schwarz-Blankart, Jörg Hinrichs, Panagiotis Steliopoulos, Claudia Oellig

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Article in Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Katharina SchusterDepartment of Food Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry (170a), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 28, Stuttgart 70599, Germany.
Sedef TorunDepartment of Food Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry (170a), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 28, Stuttgart 70599, Germany.
Inès KainzDepartment of Soft Matter Science and Dairy Technology (150e), Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 21, Stuttgart 70599, Germany.
Max Schwarz-BlankartDepartment of Soft Matter Science and Dairy Technology (150e), Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 21, Stuttgart 70599, Germany.
Jörg HinrichsDepartment of Soft Matter Science and Dairy Technology (150e), Institute of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 21, Stuttgart 70599, Germany.
Panagiotis SteliopoulosChemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt (CVUA), Weißenburgerstrasse 3, Karlsruhe 76187, Germany.
Claudia OelligDepartment of Food Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry (170a), Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 28, Stuttgart 70599, Germany.ORCID 0009-0003-7198-4369

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Abstract

LACTEM emulsifiers are widely applied in the food industry to adjust and improve techno-functional properties of food products. The study introduces a high-performance thin-layer chromatography-fluorescence detection (HPTLC-FLD) fingerprint method for the similarity assessment of these emulsifiers using a straightforward barcoding approach based on the concept of spectral similarity scores (SSS), referred to as SSS-barcoding. Analysis of 21 LACTEM emulsifiers showed similarities between two emulsifiers as low as 67%, despite the same product labeling. The method also revealed batch-to-batch variability. Limitations were identified when applying the method to fatty matrices. Finally, partial least-squares regression (PLSR) was applied as a proof-of-concept to predict the techno-functional properties of aerosol whipping cream, such as drainage, apparent viscosity, foam firmness, particle size (D

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Emulsifying AgentsChromatography, High Pressure LiquidChromatography, Thin LayerParticle SizeQuality ControlEmulsifying Agentsaerosol whipping creamfingerprinthigh-performance thin-layer chromatographyLACTEM emulsifierspectral similarity

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PMCPMC12983357

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