A combined elementomics, metabolomics, and chemometrics approach as tools to identify the geographic origins of black pepper

Cynthia Adaku Chilaka; Maria del Mar Aparicio-Muriana; Awanwee Petchkongkaew; Brian Quinn; Nicholas Birse; Christopher Trevor Elliott

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.145420

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A combined elementomics, metabolomics, and chemometrics approach as tools to identify the geographic origins of black pepper

Cynthia Adaku Chilaka Maria del Mar Aparicio-Muriana Awanwee Petchkongkaew Brian Quinn

Nicholas Birse Christopher Trevor Elliott

Food Chemistry Vol. 492 pp. 145420 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Nov 01, 2025
Vol/Issue: 492
Pages: 145420
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Authors

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Cynthia Adaku Chilaka

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Maria del Mar Aparicio-Muriana

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Awanwee Petchkongkaew

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Brian Quinn

Department of Cardiology Boston Children's Hospital Boston Massachusetts USA

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Nicholas Birse

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Christopher Trevor Elliott

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Cynthia Adaku Chilaka, Maria del Mar Aparicio-Muriana, Awanwee Petchkongkaew, et al. (2025). A combined elementomics, metabolomics, and chemometrics approach as tools to identify the geographic origins of black pepper. Food Chemistry, 492, 145420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.145420

A combined elementomics, metabolomics, and chemometrics approach as tools to identify the geographic origins of black pepper

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