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Fraud detection of nuts and oilseeds
Nuts and seeds are an excellent source of protein and healthy fatty acids and can provide a group of vitamins and minerals to the body, so their consumption has many benefits for the body’s health. On the other hand, in addition to the general public, vegetarians or people who have different diets to lose or gain weight use nuts in their meals. Moreover, nuts such as pistachios and almonds are used in many foods, sweets, souvenirs, etc. Also, due to the high price of these items, unfortunately, in cases where the nuts are in powder form or slices, there are frauds in them, and the most using fraud is pistachios and almonds replacement or mixing with beans and peanuts respectively. It should be noted that in these frauds, in addition to the fact that the consumer pays more, if someone has an allergy to these foods, his health may also be at risk because an allergy to beans and peanuts can even lead to death in some cases.
Identification of pistachio mix with beans and almonds with peanuts by PCR assay.
In 2017, the Dana Gene Pajouh knowledge-based company succeeded in obtaining two national patents to set up this method, and currently is doing it as a certified lab of the Food and Drug Organization.
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