“…Among different techniques, Fourier transform-infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, a form of vibrational spectroscopy, is one common analytical platform used in metabolic fingerprinting. It has been successfully applied to differentiate functional biochemical groups in the liver of fish exposed to different rearing conditions 11 , 12 , to determine the changes caused by spoilage in gilthead seabream 13 and salmon 14 , and to identify alterations provoked by toxic chemicals, in rainbow trout 15 , 16 , rohu 17 , 18 , Mozambique tilapia 19 and catfish 20 . Furthermore, FTIR spectroscopy was also applied to assess cod liver oil quality 21 and characterize hake lipids and lipid changes during frozen storage 22 .…”