Detection and Classification of Saffron Adulterants by Vis-Nir Imaging, Chemical Analysis, and Soft Computing

Saffron (<i>Crocus sativus</i> L.) is the most expensive spice in the world, known for its unique aroma and coloring in the food industry. Hence, its high price is frequently adulterated. In the current study, a variety of soft computing methods, including classifiers (i.e., RBF, MLP, KN...

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Main Authors: Pejman Alighaleh, Reyhaneh Pakdel, Narges Ghanei Ghooshkhaneh, Soodabeh Einafshar, Abbas Rohani, Mohammad Hossein Saeidirad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Foods
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/11/2192