Professor Marcone’s research centers around the area of Food Analysis, which often permits him to work very closely with the industry and the media alike at looking at the composition of various commercial products for comparative purposes. He has also been a very sought over person by the media in trying to determine between fact or fiction when it comes to a plethora of Food Delicacies and Exotic Foods. He is probably best known as the first researcher to investigate the authenticity and chemical properties of Kopi Luwak Coffee i.e., the rarest most expensive coffee in the world. It was this work which launched him into his travelling around with media in toe looking at many other foods of public interest and leading to the publication of three Creative Non-Fiction Books on his research work.
Professor Marcone also studies the distribution and quantity of beneficial phytochemicals in various main stream and underutilized plants and crops.