Rapid Fingerprinting of Flavor Ingredients in Food Products

This application note describes how the Waters Atmospheric Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP), together with a quadrupole mass spectrometer are able to meet the demand. Without sample extraction, sample dilution, and chromatographic separation, ASAP can be used to rapidly fingerprint the chemical composition of flavor ingredients in various beverages and food products, such as vanilla extract, coffee, ice cream and cookies.