Date of Publication :24th October 2019

Abstract: Adulteration of pure honey with synthetic honey has become much more prevalent in recent years. The consumer is often faced with worthless substitutes but sometimes also with a dangerous cocktail of chemical such as antibiotics, coloring etc. Being a substance of medicinal importance, adulteration can make it severely harmful to consume. So with the help of this paper we propose a solution which gives power to the consumer as well as the food industrialists to differentiate between healthy and adulterated honey. Our approach for the same is to develop an IoT-based device which comprises of a micro-controller, sensors and a Wi-Fi module to detect the change in properties of honey due to adulteration. The device declares the result on the basis of change in color, pH, density and electrical conductivity. The results of tests performed by the consumers would be stored in a database that can be accessed via a web app which can help to compare the quality of honey present in the market. The simplicity of the system can help food inspectors, medical institutes, food industries as well as the common people to prevent the side effects of the low quality honey

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