{"id":3951,"date":"2024-02-23T11:10:29","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T16:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purity-iq.com\/?page_id=3951"},"modified":"2024-03-07T15:18:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T20:18:37","slug":"herbs-and-spices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/purity-iq.com\/herbs-and-spices\/","title":{"rendered":"Herbs and Spices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Herbs and Spices<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Spices are high-value commodities and frequent targets of food fraud<\/strong>. Adulteration can be achieved by using cheaper substitutes, ingredient dilution, or the addition of artificial flavours or colours. Third-party authentication services are the best defense against food fraud. No matter how trustworthy a chain of supply might have been in the past, today\u2019s conditions have led to contingency buying across many markets. Producers need to ensure that they are working with pure, non-adulterated ingredients.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3955\" width=\"379\" data-init-width=\"1280\" height=\"758\" data-init-height=\"2560\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/purity-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/box-spices-with-picture-plant-black-white-picture-plant-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"379\" data-height=\"758\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1280 \/ 2560;\" mt-d=\"-417\" ml-d=\"0\" center-h-d=\"false\" ml-t=\"0\" mt-t=\"-402\" center-v-d=\"false\" center-v-t=\"false\" mt-m=\"-229.5\" ml-m=\"0\"><\/span><span style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2305\" width=\"142\" data-init-width=\"2000\" height=\"142\" data-init-height=\"2000\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/purity-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Turmeric-1.jpg\" data-width=\"142\" data-height=\"142\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 2000 \/ 2000;\" ml-d=\"-2.078000000000003\" mt-d=\"0\" center-h-d=\"false\" ml-m=\"-1.6718999999999937\" mt-m=\"0\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Some of the frequent ways that spices <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>are adulterated are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Similarly Textured Plants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Bulky Powders and Ground Fillers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Starches and Proteins<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Coloring Agents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Testing Available For (and more&#8230;)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cayenne<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4009\" width=\"159\" data-init-width=\"2560\" height=\"159\" data-init-height=\"2560\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/purity-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/paprika-seasoning-blend-generated-by-ai-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"159\" data-height=\"159\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 2560 \/ 2560;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oregano<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4011\" width=\"159\" data-init-width=\"2560\" height=\"159\" data-init-height=\"2560\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/purity-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/bowls-crushes-herb-leaves-powder-tea-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"159\" data-height=\"159\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 2560 \/ 2560;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cinnamon<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4014\" width=\"159\" data-init-width=\"2560\" height=\"159\" data-init-height=\"2560\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/purity-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/lots-cinnamon-barks-with-cinnamon-powder-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"159\" data-height=\"159\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 2560 \/ 2560;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Paprika<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4017\" width=\"159\" data-init-width=\"2560\" height=\"159\" data-init-height=\"2560\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/purity-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/top-view-mexican-spice-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"159\" data-height=\"159\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 2560 \/ 2560;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cumin<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4013\" width=\"159\" data-init-width=\"2560\" height=\"159\" data-init-height=\"2560\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/purity-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zira-brown-ceramic-bowl-isolated-white-background-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"159\" data-height=\"159\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 2560 \/ 2560;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pepper<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4015\" width=\"159\" data-init-width=\"2560\" height=\"159\" data-init-height=\"2560\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/purity-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/black-pepper-white-background-generative-ai-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"159\" data-height=\"159\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 2560 \/ 2560;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nutmeg<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4012\" width=\"159\" data-init-width=\"2560\" height=\"159\" data-init-height=\"2560\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/purity-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/isolated-nutmeg-spice-culinary-essential-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"159\" data-height=\"159\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 2560 \/ 2560;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turmeric<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4016\" width=\"159\" data-init-width=\"2560\" height=\"159\" data-init-height=\"2560\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/purity-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/turmeric-powder-scaled.jpg\" data-width=\"159\" data-height=\"159\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 2560 \/ 2560;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NMR is a Powerful Tool for Authenticating Spices<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">NMR is a non-targeted analytical technique used to examine the chemical composition of a sample.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It can provide a great deal of information such as:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Metabolomic Profile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Chemical Composition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Present Compounds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Contaminants or Adulterants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Download Our Free Application note<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"\">Learn how NMR can be used for identification and adulteration detection of curcuma longa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Our Sectors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4756\" width=\"184\" data-init-width=\"1080\" height=\"184\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/purity-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/beta-glucan.jpg\" data-width=\"184\" data-height=\"184\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1080 \/ 1080;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Beta-Glucan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2517\" width=\"184\" data-init-width=\"2000\" height=\"184\" data-init-height=\"2000\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/purity-iq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Artboard-7.jpg\" data-width=\"184\" data-height=\"184\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 2000 \/ 2000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Botanicals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4757\" 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