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Under the applied qualitative assay conditions, porcine mitochondrial DNA was detected in 64 of 85 analyzed samples (75.3%). This finding is specific to the investigated sample set and does not distinguish intentional formulation or substitution from unintended cross-contact or other potential sources of porcine-derived DNA. In parallel, FT-NIR spectroscopy over the 10,000\u20134000 cm\u22121 spectral range was evaluated as a rapid, non-destructive approach for assessing compositional changes associated with blood removal in a controlled murine model. Principal component analysis of standard normal variate (SNV)-preprocessed spectra demonstrated separation between blood-retained and blood-drained tissues; the first principal component (PC1) and the second principal component (PC2) accounted for 93% and 4% of the total spectral variance, respectively. The spectral regions contributing most strongly to the observed separation were associated predominantly with O\u2013H- and N\u2013H- related vibrational features, consistent with variation in major tissue constituents such as water and proteins. These findings illustrate the complementary information provided by species-specific molecular detection and exploratory spectroscopic profiling. 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