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8 Yerba Mate, the Global Commerce, and Possible Adulteration.
The Current Situation and New Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8.1 Food Frauds and Yerba Mate. Possible Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
8.2 Undeclared and Fraudulent Addition of Carbohydrates . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
8.3 Fraudulent Identification of Origin Concerning Yerba Mate
Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
8.4 Fraudulent Addition and Mixing of I. Paraguariensis with Other
Ilex Species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
8.5 Fraudulent Labelling in Terms of Mandatory and Facultative
Information to the Consumer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80