Monitoring of cannabinoids in hemp flours by MicroNIR/Chemometrics
Cannabinoids in hemp plant are strictly located in the inflorescence, in particular in top side of the plant while a lower amount may be found in the leaves. As a consequence, the lower amount of cannabinoids which can be recovered in the hemp flours is obtained from seeds, thus from contamination during harvesting procedures. To this aim, a screening test for the real time detection of cannabinoids in hemp flour was developed by a miniaturized analytical platform based on the MicroNIR spectrometer.