... The content of the thesis has been partly published in: 1) Metabolite profiling of edible bird nest using GCMS and LCMS Chua, Y.G., Bloodworth, B.C., Leong, L.P and Li, F.Y.S, Journal of Mass Spectrometry, ... use of GC/MS and LC/MS 28 Table Examples of food authentication with the different types of multivariate data analysis 39 Table Retention time, linearity, limits of quantitation ... success of authentication For this reason, it is vital to develop accurate and precise analytical methods capable of providing reliable data prior to study of the food item The use of analytical...