diff --git a/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/TableProducer/femtoUniverseProducerTask.cxx b/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/TableProducer/femtoUniverseProducerTask.cxx
index af0370625ca..d10a1fc3d28 100644
--- a/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/TableProducer/femtoUniverseProducerTask.cxx
+++ b/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/TableProducer/femtoUniverseProducerTask.cxx
@@ -884,6 +884,9 @@ struct FemtoUniverseProducerTask {
     if (particle.isPhysicalPrimary()) {
       return 0;
     } else if (particle.has_mothers()) {
+      if (particle.getProcess() == 20 || particle.getProcess() == 23) { // treat particles from hadronic scattering (20, 23) as primary
+        return 0;
+      }
       auto motherparticlesMC = particle.template mothers_as<aod::McParticles>();
       auto motherparticleMC = motherparticlesMC.front();
       return motherparticleMC.pdgCode();
@@ -2142,6 +2145,7 @@ struct FemtoUniverseProducerTask {
       // instead of the bitmask, the PDG of the particle is stored as uint32_t
 
       int32_t variablePDG = confStoreMCmothers ? getMotherPDG(particle) : particle.pdgCode();
+      int32_t variableCut = confStoreMCmothers ? particle.getProcess() : 0;
 
       // now the table is filled
       if constexpr (resolveDaughs) {
@@ -2156,7 +2160,7 @@ struct FemtoUniverseProducerTask {
                   particle.eta(),
                   particle.phi(),
                   aod::femtouniverseparticle::ParticleType::kMCTruthTrack,
-                  0,
+                  variableCut,
                   pdgCode,
                   variablePDG,
                   childIDs,
@@ -2195,13 +2199,14 @@ struct FemtoUniverseProducerTask {
         }
 
         int32_t variablePDG = confStoreMCmothers ? getMotherPDG(particle) : particle.pdgCode();
+        int32_t variableCut = confStoreMCmothers ? particle.getProcess() : 0;
 
         outputParts(outputCollision.lastIndex(),
                     particle.pt(),
                     particle.eta(),
                     particle.phi(),
                     aod::femtouniverseparticle::ParticleType::kMCTruthTrack,
-                    0,
+                    variableCut,
                     static_cast<uint32_t>(particle.pdgCode()),
                     variablePDG,
                     childIDs,
diff --git a/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/Tasks/femtoUniversePairTaskTrackTrackMultKtExtended.cxx b/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/Tasks/femtoUniversePairTaskTrackTrackMultKtExtended.cxx
index 2fc0a3543b9..840f66fc56e 100644
--- a/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/Tasks/femtoUniversePairTaskTrackTrackMultKtExtended.cxx
+++ b/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/Tasks/femtoUniversePairTaskTrackTrackMultKtExtended.cxx
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ struct FemtoUniversePairTaskTrackTrackMultKtExtended {
       }
       if (doprocessFractionsMCTruth) {
         mixedMultRegistryPM.add("MCtruth/motherParticle", "pair fractions; part1 mother PDG; part2 mother PDG", {HistType::kTH2F, {{8001, -4000, 4000}, {8001, -4000, 4000}}});
+        mixedMultRegistryPM.add("MCtruth/mcProcess", "pair ; part1 VMC physics code; part2 VMC physics code", {HistType::kTH2F, {{50, 0, 50}, {50, 0, 50}}});
       }
     }
 
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@ struct FemtoUniversePairTaskTrackTrackMultKtExtended {
       }
       if (doprocessFractionsMCTruth) {
         mixedMultRegistryPP.add("MCtruth/motherParticle", "pair fractions; part1 mother PDG; part2 mother PDG", {HistType::kTH2F, {{8001, -4000, 4000}, {8001, -4000, 4000}}});
+        mixedMultRegistryPP.add("MCtruth/mcProcess", "pair ; part1 VMC physics code; part2 VMC physics code", {HistType::kTH2F, {{50, 0, 50}, {50, 0, 50}}});
       }
       sameEventContPP.init(&resultRegistryPP, confkstarBins, confMultBins, confkTBins, confmTBins, confmultBins3D, confmTBins3D, twotracksconfigs.confIsMC, twotracksconfigs.confUse3D);
       mixedEventContPP.init(&resultRegistryPP, confkstarBins, confMultBins, confkTBins, confmTBins, confmultBins3D, confmTBins3D, twotracksconfigs.confIsMC, twotracksconfigs.confUse3D);
@@ -395,6 +397,7 @@ struct FemtoUniversePairTaskTrackTrackMultKtExtended {
       }
       if (doprocessFractionsMCTruth) {
         mixedMultRegistryMM.add("MCtruth/motherParticle", "pair fractions; part1 mother PDG; part2 mother PDG", {HistType::kTH2F, {{8001, -4000, 4000}, {8001, -4000, 4000}}});
+        mixedMultRegistryMM.add("MCtruth/mcProcess", "pair ; part1 VMC physics code; part2 VMC physics code", {HistType::kTH2F, {{50, 0, 50}, {50, 0, 50}}});
       }
       sameEventContMM.init(&resultRegistryMM, confkstarBins, confMultBins, confkTBins, confmTBins, confmultBins3D, confmTBins3D, twotracksconfigs.confIsMC, twotracksconfigs.confUse3D);
       mixedEventContMM.init(&resultRegistryMM, confkstarBins, confMultBins, confkTBins, confmTBins, confmultBins3D, confmTBins3D, twotracksconfigs.confIsMC, twotracksconfigs.confUse3D);
@@ -955,6 +958,7 @@ struct FemtoUniversePairTaskTrackTrackMultKtExtended {
           const auto& pdgParticleTwo = pdg->GetParticle(pdgCodePartTwo);
           if (pdgParticleOne && pdgParticleTwo && (pdgCodePartOne == trackonefilter.confPDGCodePartOne) && (pdgCodePartTwo == tracktwofilter.confPDGCodePartTwo)) {
             mixedMultRegistryPM.fill(HIST("MCtruth/motherParticle"), p1.tempFitVar(), p2.tempFitVar());
+            mixedMultRegistryPM.fill(HIST("MCtruth/mcProcess"), p1.cut(), p2.cut());
           }
         }
         break;
@@ -967,6 +971,7 @@ struct FemtoUniversePairTaskTrackTrackMultKtExtended {
           const auto& pdgParticleTwo = pdg->GetParticle(pdgCodePartTwo);
           if (pdgParticleOne && pdgParticleTwo && (pdgCodePartOne == trackonefilter.confPDGCodePartOne) && (pdgCodePartTwo == trackonefilter.confPDGCodePartOne)) {
             mixedMultRegistryPP.fill(HIST("MCtruth/motherParticle"), p1.tempFitVar(), p2.tempFitVar());
+            mixedMultRegistryPP.fill(HIST("MCtruth/mcProcess"), p1.cut(), p2.cut());
           }
         }
         break;
@@ -979,6 +984,7 @@ struct FemtoUniversePairTaskTrackTrackMultKtExtended {
           const auto& pdgParticleTwo = pdg->GetParticle(pdgCodePartTwo);
           if (pdgParticleOne && pdgParticleTwo && (pdgCodePartOne == tracktwofilter.confPDGCodePartTwo) && (pdgCodePartTwo == tracktwofilter.confPDGCodePartTwo)) {
             mixedMultRegistryMM.fill(HIST("MCtruth/motherParticle"), p1.tempFitVar(), p2.tempFitVar());
+            mixedMultRegistryMM.fill(HIST("MCtruth/mcProcess"), p1.cut(), p2.cut());
           }
         }
         break;
diff --git a/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/Tasks/femtoUniversePairTaskTrackV0Extended.cxx b/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/Tasks/femtoUniversePairTaskTrackV0Extended.cxx
index b49b9b98119..283f9b463d0 100644
--- a/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/Tasks/femtoUniversePairTaskTrackV0Extended.cxx
+++ b/PWGCF/FemtoUniverse/Tasks/femtoUniversePairTaskTrackV0Extended.cxx
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ struct FemtoUniversePairTaskTrackV0Extended {
 
     if (doprocessPairFractionsMCTruthV0 || doprocessPairFractionsMCTruth) {
       registryMCtruth.add("mothersTruth/motherParticle", "pair fractions;part1 mother PDG;part2 mother PDG", {HistType::kTH2F, {confMotherPDGBins, confMotherPDGBins}});
+      registryMCtruth.add("mothersTruth/mcProcess", "pair ; part1 VMC physics code; part2 VMC physics code", {HistType::kTH2F, {{50, 0, 50}, {50, 0, 50}}});
     }
 
     // MC reco
@@ -1547,6 +1548,7 @@ struct FemtoUniversePairTaskTrackV0Extended {
           continue;
 
         registryMCtruth.fill(HIST("mothersTruth/motherParticle"), p1.tempFitVar(), p2.tempFitVar());
+        registryMCtruth.fill(HIST("mothersTruth/mcProcess"), p1.cut(), p2.cut());
       }
     };
 
@@ -1580,6 +1582,7 @@ struct FemtoUniversePairTaskTrackV0Extended {
           continue;
 
         registryMCtruth.fill(HIST("mothersTruth/motherParticle"), p1.tempFitVar(), p2.tempFitVar());
+        registryMCtruth.fill(HIST("mothersTruth/mcProcess"), p1.cut(), p2.cut());
       }
     };