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An adulterant is a substance found within other substances (e.g., food, beverages, fuels), although not allowed for legal or other reasons. The addition of adulterants is called adulteration. An adulterant is distinct from, for example, permitted food additives. There can be a fine line between adulterant and additive; chicory may be added to coffee to reduce the cost—this is adulteration if not declared, but may be stated on the label. The term "contamination" is usually used for the inclusion of unwanted substances due to accident or negligence rather than intent. Adulterants added to reduce the amount of expensive product in illicit drugs are called cutting agents. Deliberate addition of toxic adulterants to food or other products for human consumption is poisoning. ==In food and beverages== Past and present examples of adulteration, some dangerous, include: * Roasted chicory roots used as an adulterant for coffee * Diethylene glycol, used dangerously by some winemakers in sweet wines * Apple jellies (jams), as substitutes for more expensive fruit jellies, with added colorant and sometimes even specks of wood that simulate raspberry or strawberry seeds * Water, for diluting milk and alcoholic beverages * Cutting agents used to adulterate (or "cut") illicit drugs—for example, shoe polish in hashish, amphetamines in ecstasy, lactose in cocaine * Urea, melamine and other nonprotein nitrogen sources, added to protein products to inflate crude protein content measurements * High fructose corn syrup or cane sugar, used to adulterate honey * Water or brine injected into chicken, pork, or other meats to increase their weight 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「adulterant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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