Sniffing out adulteration in saffron: Detection methods and health risks

A Raina, S Kaul, MK Dhar - Food Control, 2024 - Elsevier
Saffron, the golden spice, is a medicinally and economically important crop that is used in a
variety of cuisines to add colour, taste and aroma. Being the costliest spice, saffron is …

[HTML][HTML] Fundamentals and application of voltammetric electronic tongues in quantitative analysis

X Cetó, S Pérez, B Prieto-Simón - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Electronic tongues (ETs) are bioinspired analytical tools based on the synergies between
(bio) sensors and chemometrics. Through the application of chemometrics, it is possible to …

Grading and fraud detection of saffron via learning-to-augment incorporated Inception-v4 CNN

M Momeny, AA Neshat, A Jahanbakhshi, M Mahmoudi… - Food Control, 2023 - Elsevier
Saffron is a well-known product in the food industry. It is one of the spices that are
sometimes adulterated with the sole motive of gaining more economic profit. Today …

Comparison of near-infrared (NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy based on chemometrics for saffron authentication and adulteration detection

A Amirvaresi, N Nikounezhad, M Amirahmadi, B Daraei… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the potential of near-infrared (NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy along
with chemometrics was investigated for authentication and adulteration detection of Iranian …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of ultrasonic pretreatments on quality, energy consumption and sterilization of barley grass in freeze drying

X Cao, M Zhang, AS Mujumdar, Q Zhong… - Ultrasonics …, 2018 - Elsevier
Barley grass is a plant resource for rehabilitation therapy. Its processing requires retaining
nutrition well for rehabilitation cure of consumers. To meet the aim as well as low energy …

Various techniques useful for determination of adulterants in valuable saffron: A review

L Kumari, P Jaiswal, SS Tripathy - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Saffron (Crocus Sativus L.) is an ancient spice, having a long history of
therapeutic and medicinal uses, in different countries around the world. Saffron has high …

Recent developments of e-sensing devices coupled to data processing techniques in food quality evaluation: a critical review

H Abi-Rizk, DJR Bouveresse, J Chamberland… - Analytical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A greater demand for high-quality food is being driven by the growth of economic and
technological advancements. In this context, consumers are currently paying special …

Instrumental approaches and innovative systems for saffron quality assessment

S Kiani, S Minaei, M Ghasemi-Varnamkhasti - Journal of Food Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) in either unprocessed or distillate form is valuable in terms of its
color, flavor and medicinal properties. Due to its high economical value and demanding …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemistry, quality control and medicinal uses of Saffron (Crocus sativus L.): An updated review

R Aissa, M Ibourki, HA Bouzid, L Bijla… - Journal of medicine …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Saffron, botanically known as Crocus sativus L., is renowned as the world's most expensive
spice and has been utilized in various fields since ancient times. Extensive scientific …

An overview on different detection methods of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) adulterants

A Salehi, N Shariatifar, M Pirhadi, T Zeinali - Journal of Food Measurement …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Saffron (Crocus Sativus L.) is a valuable spice with a distinct aroma, flavour, taste
and color that is constantly subjected to various adulterations due to its high economic …