Question

Write on “Food adulteration and detection”

Answer 1

Food adulteration (e.g., spice adulteration) may be categorized into two separate groups, namely, incidental and intentional adulteration. Incidental adulteration occurs when foreign substances are added to a food as a result of ignorance, negligence, or improper facilities. Intentional adulteration involves the deliberate addition of inferior materials to a food to heighten appearance qualities and to gain greater profits. These inferior substances include ground material (e.g., sawdust), leaves, powdered products (e.g., starches),