Abstract: Food adulteration is a serious issue plaguing the health and safety of many individuals. It is the process of deliberately changing, adding, or removing a food ingredient without the consumer being aware, thus altering the nutritional value of the product. It can occur on purpose or inadvertently due to poor hygiene, and can greatly increase the likelihood of serious illnesses such as food poisoning and more.

Furthermore, food adulteration can occur through the use of substandard ingredients. For example, many food manufacturers are known to use lower quality ingredients in order to cut costs, leading to compromised nutritional values and taste.

Though food adulteration can be difficult to detect, there are some telltale signs of adulterated food. Food that has been adulterated may smell strange or have an unusual taste, colour, or texture. Additionally, food labels should alert consumers to the presence of unhealthy additives, expired ingredients, and other dangerous components.

In conclusion, food adulteration is a serious issue that affects both the health and safety of individuals as well as the quality of food products. While it can be difficult to detect, understanding the signs of adulteration can help consumers stay aware and make healthy choices when purchasing food items.

Keywords: Daal, adulteration, colour and size data, sorting, image pixels.

| DOI: 10.17148/IARJSET.2023.10136