@article{PAR00013368, title = {{D}etermination of the animal origin of meat and gelatin by {MALDI}-{TOF}-{MS}}, author = {{F}laudrops, {C}. and {A}rmstrong, {N}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {C}habriere, {E}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{R}ecent scandals in the agro-food industry highlight the necessity of increasing meat and food traceability to determine animal origin. {T}his article presents two matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry ({MALDI}-{TOF}-{MS}) methods that do not require complicated sample preparation. {T}he first method concerns the determination of the origin of meat (pork, beef, horse, veal and chicken) from raw and processed meat used in culinary preparations. {S}amples were prepared in order to extract proteins, then analyzed with a linear {MALDI}-{TOF}-{MS} system. {M}ass spectra were computed by cluster analysis using {B}ruker {B}iotyper software. {S}amples representing different meat origins were efficiently separated into distinct mass spectra clusters. {T}he second method concerns the determination of the origin of gelatin (pork or beef) in food preparations and galenic formulations. {H}ere, gelatin was digested into peptides, themselves analyzed using a reflectron {MALDI}-{TOF}-{MS} system. {M}ass spectra enabled us to detect and distinguish pork from bovine gelatin, based on specific peak patterns. {W}e were able to detect down to 1% of gelatin in spiked candies and detect down to 20% of pork-gelatin in beef gelatin. {B}oth techniques have potential for the systematic and routine traceability of meat and collagen.}, keywords = {{M}eat ; {G}elatin ; {S}pecies determination ; {P}ork ; {B}eef ; {C}andy ; {G}alenic preparations ; {MALDI}-{TOF}-{MS} ; {R}egulatory issues ; {C}ompositional standards and labelling ; {C}onsumer protection ; {F}ood composition ; {F}ood analysis}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {F}ood {C}omposition and {A}nalysis}, volume = {41}, numero = {}, pages = {104--112}, ISSN = {0889-1575}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1016/j.jfca.2015.02.009}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00013368}, }