Verification of authenticity and fraud detection in South African honey using NIR spectroscopy
The South African honey industry will benefit from a reliable method that can verify authenticity as well as detect fraudulence of honey that is on the market. This work presents the use of near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy in combination with chemometrics as a fast and relatively inexpensive method to discriminate between authentic South African and imported and/or adulterated honey.