Untargeted 1H NMR-based metabolomics and multi-technique data fusion: A promising combined approach for geographical and processing authentication of thyme by multivariate statistical analysis

[Display omitted] •First workflow for thyme authenticity by non-destructive 1H NMR fingerprinting.•Moroccan, Polish, and Spanish thyme were distinguished by supervised OPLS-DA.•Multivariate statistics also discriminated between untreated and sterilized thyme.•Eight major metabolites were identified...

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