Provided is an article of manufacturer with anti-counterfeit properties a consumable, having taggant nanoparticles dispersed within it. Each taggant nanoparticle has at least one known physical characteristic such as, the taggant nanoparticles being a predetermined combination of nanoparticles providing at least two different taggant physical characteristics as a taggant code encoding product identification for the consumable so as to permit identification of the consumable. The physical characteristics in an embodiment include a combination of fluorescence, particle size, shape, and/or magnetic properties.