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Analysis of Herbs and Spices | Exhibitor on the Anuga 2023

Analysis of Herbs and Spices

Herbs and spices play an important role in our kitchen.

Herbs and spices are plants or parts of plants that are used as ingredients to provide taste or scents to food because of the natural aromatic substances they contain. Back in ancient Egypt, Arabic traders delivered spices to the Pharaohs that they brought from India, for example. Vasco da Gama, with his discovery of the sea route to India, heralded the beginning of the spice trade to Europe in 1498.

Nowadays, these flavorful leaves, blossoms, and seeds do not always come from distant lands. There are various herbs and spices that also grow in our regions and find their way into our food.

Since the journey from the field to the consumer can be very long, contaminants and impurities (e.g. germs or mycotoxins) cannot always be prevented. Even if unauthorized additives (e.g. colorants) are not deliberately put into the spice, these impurities can also occur due to cross-contamination, even in the area where the spices are cultivated.

In order to guarantee the quality and safety of herbs and spices, the GBA Group provides you with comprehensive, expert consulting and numerous productspecific analyses, so that you can gain the assurance you need in order to trade your food products.
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