Background The development of fast, efficient, accurate, and reliable techniques and
methods for food authenticity identification is crucial for food quality assurance. Traditional …

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 …

Saffron is a valuable spice that is often adulterated. This study proposes using near-infrared
hyperspectral imaging (NIR-HSI) and chemometrics as a fast and cost-effective method for …

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is the most expensive spice in the world and is highly susceptible
to economically motivated adulteration. Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) and near-infrared (NIR) …

This study presents a low-cost smartphone-based imaging technique called smartphone
video imaging (SVI) to capture short videos of samples that are illuminated by a colour …

Sustainable competitive advantage, as a key factor in business success, ensures that the
company is able to dominate the market with differentiated products and services over a …

Highlights•The reconstructed functional foods have higher nutritional value and
bioactivity.•NDT technology has become an emerging method due to rapidity and …

As a natural oil, horse oil has unique biological activity ingredients and therapeutic
characteristics, which has important application value and market potential in healthcare …

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 …

Introduction Saffron is one of the most coveted and one of the most tainted products in the
global food market. A major challenge for the saffron industry is the difficulty to distinguish …