Quantitative assessment of adulteration of coconut oil using transmittance multispectral imaging.

Economical to a fault, coconut oil is a commodity related to fraudulent activities such as oil adulteration for undue profits. Unfortunately, the conventional methods used in the detection of adulteration and toxicants are laborious, destructive, and time-consuming. Hence, it is imperative to engineer a non-destructive and rapid screening test with sufficient accuracy.