Food Control,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
165, P. 110623 - 110623
Published: June 3, 2024
Consumers
and
companies
associated
with
food
or
pharmaceuticals
rely
on
spices
herbs
in
various
forms.
Their
intricate
supply
chains,
elevated
prices,
low-volume
production
render
them
vulnerable
to
fraudulent
practices.
However,
comprehensive
methodologies
detect
adulterants
remain
scarce,
impeding
national
control
laboratories
from
enforcing
European
legislation.
In
this
study,
we
present
quantitative
real-time
PCR
(qPCR)
methods
designed
identify
the
top
five
of
each
six
commonly
consumed
herbs:
paprika/chili,
turmeric,
saffron,
cumin,
oregano
black
pepper.
The
specificity
method
was
confirmed
by
qPCR
analysis
a
large
collection
relevant
plant
species.
Each
authentic
sample
combined
its
respective
as
identified
Union-wide
coordinated
plan
2021
existing
literature.
These
binary
mixtures
were
used
evaluate
method's
performance
respect
sensitivity,
linearity
trueness
at
four
levels
concentration.
Detection
also
investigated
multi-adulterated
samples.
SYBR™
Green-based
enable
specific
detection
adulterants,
their
sensitivity
allows
for
distinction
between
inadvertent
contamination
deliberate
adulteration.
Altogether,
these
contribute
safeguard
authenticity
high-value
commodities.
Foods,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(19), P. 3636 - 3636
Published: Sept. 30, 2023
In
this
present
study,
an
oil
press
was
used
to
process
200
g
each
of
sesame,
pumpkin,
flax,
milk
thistle,
hemp
and
cumin
oilseeds
in
order
evaluate
the
amount
yield,
seedcake,
sediments
material
losses
(oil
sediments).
Sesame
produced
highest
yield
at
30.60
±
1.69%,
followed
by
flax
(27.73
0.52%),
(20.31
0.11%),
thistle
(14.46
0.51%)
pumpkin
(13.37
0.35%).
Cumin
seeds
lowest
3.46
0.15%.
The
percentage
oil,
seedcake
for
sesame
were
5.15
0.09%,
60.99
0.04%
3.27
1.56%.
Sediments
decreased
over
longer
storage
periods,
thereby
increasing
yield.
Pumpkin
had
peroxide
value
18.45
0.53
meq
O2/kg
acid
11.21
0.24
mg
KOH/g
free
fatty
content
5.60
0.12
iodine
14.49
0.16
l/100
g.
univariate
ANOVA
quality
parameters
against
oilseed
type
statistically
significant
(p-value
<
0.05),
except
value,
which
not
>
0.05).
Future
studies
should
analyze
temperature
generation,
recovery
efficiency,
residual
specific
energy
consumption
different
processed
using
small-large
scale
presses.
Food Control,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
165, P. 110623 - 110623
Published: June 3, 2024
Consumers
and
companies
associated
with
food
or
pharmaceuticals
rely
on
spices
herbs
in
various
forms.
Their
intricate
supply
chains,
elevated
prices,
low-volume
production
render
them
vulnerable
to
fraudulent
practices.
However,
comprehensive
methodologies
detect
adulterants
remain
scarce,
impeding
national
control
laboratories
from
enforcing
European
legislation.
In
this
study,
we
present
quantitative
real-time
PCR
(qPCR)
methods
designed
identify
the
top
five
of
each
six
commonly
consumed
herbs:
paprika/chili,
turmeric,
saffron,
cumin,
oregano
black
pepper.
The
specificity
method
was
confirmed
by
qPCR
analysis
a
large
collection
relevant
plant
species.
Each
authentic
sample
combined
its
respective
as
identified
Union-wide
coordinated
plan
2021
existing
literature.
These
binary
mixtures
were
used
evaluate
method's
performance
respect
sensitivity,
linearity
trueness
at
four
levels
concentration.
Detection
also
investigated
multi-adulterated
samples.
SYBR™
Green-based
enable
specific
detection
adulterants,
their
sensitivity
allows
for
distinction
between
inadvertent
contamination
deliberate
adulteration.
Altogether,
these
contribute
safeguard
authenticity
high-value
commodities.
