Techniques are described for the extraction and analysis of amines from foods, employing gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The presence of 2-phenylethylamine is demonstrated in samples of chocolate, cheese and certain red wines. Subsequent clinical trials have shown that this amine precipitates migraine attack in dietary migraine sui3erers.l
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