Ekanayake,Sagarika2025-02-182025-02-182018-05https://dr.ichemc.ac.lk/handle/123456789/247Guest Editorial Page 3Food analysis is a discipline that deals with the development, application and study of analytical procedures for characterizing the properties of foods and their constituents. These procedures provide information regarding characteristics of foods which include nutrient composition, structure, physicochemical properties, sensory attributes as well as toxicants, allergens, contaminants, bioactive molecules & health benefits.enFood analysisnutrient compositionstructurephysicochemical propertiestoxicantsallergenscontaminantsbioactive moleculesFood analysis: why and current howsArticle