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Microscopy in food analysis: a review

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Resumo

A preocupação com a segurança dos alimentos vem sendo discutida desde o fim do séc. XIX, de modo a melhorar sua qualidade. A identificação microscópica de espécies vegetais empregadas in natura ou na elaboração de produtos alimentícios apresenta extrema relevância por ser rápido, de baixo custo e satisfatório na caracterização da composição do alimento além dos contaminantes de origem vegetal. A microscopia também permite avaliações quanto a qualidade higiênica dos alimentos sendo possível a observação de contaminantes físicos, biológicos e microbiológicos. Embora seja um método rápido e de custo baixo, requer do analista um conhecimento em anatomia vegetal, pois é um método que se baseia principalmente na identificação dos produtos alimentícios por comparação. Assim, esta revisão busca sumarizar estudos relacionados ao uso de anatomia vegetal e as perspectivas futuras de associações com outros métodos analíticos para controle de qualidade de alimentos. Para tanto, esta revisão está estruturada em dois tópicos principais: anatomia vegetal sob microscopia de luz em análises de alimentos e anatomia vegetal sob microscopia associada a outros métodos.

Palavras-chave:
microscopia eletrônica; controle de alimentos; microscopia de luz; anatomia vegetal.

Reference	Summary	Concluding remarks
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Dimov et al. (2004)	Otimization of the methods regarding wheat flour	The suggested method is satisfactory for the extraction of contaminants from the samples
*Rodrigues et al.* (2005**Rodrigues RMMS, Martini MH, Chiarini PFT & Prado SPT (2005) Matérias estranhas e identificação histológica em manjerona (Origanum majorana L.), orégano (Origanum vulgare L.) e salsa (Petroselinum sativum Hoffim.), em flocos, comercializados no estado de São Paulo. Revista do Instituto Adolfo Lutz 64: 25-30.)	Anatomical traits of Origanum majorana L. Origanum vulgare L. and Petroselinum sativum Hoffim	Satisfactory microscopic analyses for histological identification of the condiments and investigation of contaminants
Prado et al. (2005)	Wheat flour and products: biological contaminants	Methods evaluated as satisfactory for the identification of contaminants and microorganisms.
Souza et al. (2005)	Samples of beans and corn: biological contaminants	Methods evaluated as satisfactory for the identification of contaminants
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Daros et al. (2010)	Woody fragments and soybeans in coffee, wheat starch, and biological contaminants	Microscopic analyses as satisfactory, serving as a subsidy to the actions of the Food Surveillance
Prado et al. (2010)	Fragments of Opuntia ficus-indica L. as contaminants	The microscopic methods were evaluated as satisfactory for the histological identification by image comparison, requiring expertise of the analyst
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Melo et al. (2021)	Starch in Curcuma longa L.	Methods are satisfactory for starch as adulterants in food
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Reference	Methods	Summary	Concluding remarks
*Amboni et al. (1999*Amboni RDMC, Francisco A & Teixeira E (1999) Utilização de microscopia eletrônica de varredura para detecção de fraudes em café torrado e moído. Food Science and Technology 19: 311-313. )	Light microscopy and SEM	Detection of corn and wheat starch in coffee samples	Scanning electron microscopy as a fast and efficient method in the identification of starch, suggesting the use by the surveillance agencies.
*Joshi et al. (2007*Joshi VC, Avula B & Khan IA (2007) Authentication of Stephania tetrandra S. Moore (Fang Ji) and differentiation of its common adulterants using microscopy and HPLC analysis. Journal of Natural Medicines 62: 117-121.)	Light microscopy and HPLC	Authentication of Stephania tetrandra under microscopy and associated methods to differ from Aristolochia fangchi, Cocculus orbiculatus and Sinomenium acutum	Emphasis on the difficulty of proper anatomical identification in powdered and fragmented samples.
Miranda et al. (2019)	SEM and XRD	Morphological and structural analyses of starch (raw and cooked) from 2 species of beans	Emphasis on the possibility of observing differences in starch through these methods - quickly and efficiently.
Anversa et al. (2020)	Microbiological methods (AOAC) and microscopy.	Tomato-based products: biological contaminants	The findings showed the lack of good manufacturing practices to protect the health and rights of consumers.
*Ichim et al. (2020*Ichim MC, Häser A & Nick P (2020) Autenticação microscópica de produtos fitoterápicos comerciais no mercado globalizado: potencial e limitações. Frontiers in Pharmacology 11: 876.)	Review of Multiple methods	Analyzes of different herbal traditional products	Evidence of the applicability of microscopy in the identification and characterization of plant species.
Ferreira et al. (2021)	Review of Multiple methods	Advances on coffee analyses with different methods	Despite the existence of studies, there is still a lack of a sensitive and widely applicable methodology, capable of taking into account the various aspects of adulteration.
*Assis et al. (2020*Assis NM, Marques CA & Silva MC (2020) Avaliação microscópica de amostras comerciais de café. Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional 27: 1-13.)	Light microscopy and SEM (EDS)	Coffee samples by SEM (EDS): detection of plant adulterants and other fragments	All brands with adulterants. However, the use of SEM in this matrix has not been widespread due to the pre-treatment of the sample, the cost and availability of the equipment.
Bartlová et al. (2022)	Light microscopy and photometric titration	Detection and quantification of carrageenan in jelly candies with lectin histochemistry and photometric titration	Both methods are well applicable to transparent jellies. However, highly turbid suspensions of milk and chocolate components disturb the optical signal during photometric titration.

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