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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1: The Importance of Quality and Authenticity for Botanical R & D; Chapter 2: The Importance of Proper Selection of Product Quality Specifications and Methods of Analysis for Botanical Product Evaluation; Chapter 3: Cultivating Botanicals for Sensory Quality : From Good Agricultural Practices to Taste Discernment by Smallholder Tea Farmers; Chapter 4: Using Traditional Taxonomy and Vouchers in Authentication and Quality Control |
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Chapter 5: The DNA Toolkit : A Practical User's Guide to Genetic Methods of Botanical AuthenticationChapter 6: Metabolic Profiling and Proper Identification of Botanicals : A Case Study of Black Cohosh; Chapter 7: A Model for Nontargeted Detection of Adulterants; Chapter 8: The Promise of Class Prediction : How Multivariate Statistics Can Help Determine Botanical Quality and Authenticity; Chapter 9: Conformation of Botanical or Bio- Based Materials by Radiocarbon and Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis |
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Chapter 10: Botanical Isoscapes : Emerging Stable Isotope Tools for Authentication and Geographic SourcingChapter 11: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance : A Revolutionary Tool for Nutraceutical Analysis; Chapter 12: Quality and Authenticity of Complex Natural Mixtures : Analysis of Honey Using NMR Spectroscopy and Statistics; Chapter 13: Application of CRAFT to Data Reduction of NMR Spectra of Botanical Samples; Chapter 14: Practical Use of FT-NIR for Identification and Qualification of Botanicals : A Fit-for-Purpose Approach |
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Chapter 15: High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography for the Identification of Botanical Materials and the Detection of AdulterationChapter 16: Sensory and Chemical Fingerprinting Aids Quality and Authentication of Ingredients and Raw Materials of Vegetal Origin; Chapter 17: The Hidden Face of Botanical Identity : An Industrial Perspective on Challenges from Natural Variability and Commercial Processes on Botanical Authenticity; Chapter 18: Aspects of Quality Issues Faced by Botanicals Used as Cosmetic Ingredients; Back Cover |
| Summary |
The international trade in plants is growing steadily as the worldwide demand for natural and botanical raw materials increases. Customers value natural products and botanicals as ""green"" alternatives. In order to build assurance into the sourcing of natural ingredients, R & D organizations will need to create valid scientific matrices to authenticate the quality of those ingredients, provide traceability, and minimize risk. This book provides researchers in industry and academia with the tool necessary to assure the quality, authenticity, and traceability of botanical raw materials for dietar |
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| Subject |
Raw materials -- Quality control
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Natural products -- Quality control
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Plant products industry -- Quality control
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Allerslev, Kurt, editor
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Mahmood, Khalid, editor
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| ISBN |
9781466598423 |
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1466598425 |
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