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Nowadays most of the things including vegetables are being adulterated which is a direct threat to health. There are very strict rules regarding this. In this regard, checking is also done by the Food Safety Department, but still people indulge in adulteration in order to earn profit. The cases of adulteration increase more during the festive season. The festival of Diwali continues from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj. In such a situation, a lot of shopping is done, hence it is very important to avoid adulterated things during this time. FSSAI has seized a large quantity of adulterated cheese in Noida. In this article, we will know about 5 such things which are heavily adulterated.
One should be very careful while purchasing food items during the festive season, because during this time the demand for food items is high in the market and due to this adulteration is also done a lot. There are 5 popular things which most of the people buy during Diwali and these have the highest possibility of adulteration. So let us know in details.
adulteration in khoya
From Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj, desserts are also made in abundance in homes. Therefore the demand for khoya increases. This is also included in those popular foods in which there is a lot of adulteration. Things like starch, flour, semolina are added to it. Apart from this, hydrogen peroxide is added so that khoya looks fresh for a long time. To check this, you can identify the khoya by rubbing it on your hands and the smoothness emanating from it. You can check it by smell. Iodine tincture is the best way to check adulteration.
adulteration in cheese
You can also check adulterated cheese with a few drops of iodine tincture, it turns black. If the cheese is pure then its color does not change, only the color of the tincture will be visible on it. People add substances like urea, synthetic milk, starch, detergent, formalin in cheese which are very harmful for health. If you put a piece of cheese in water and keep it for some time, if it breaks and makes the water cloudy, then it may be adulterated. Apart from this, you can check by testing a little cheese. If it tastes bad then don’t buy it.
adulteration in silver work
The silver work used on sweets has also started getting adulterated. If you are bringing silver work for any sweets or desert during the festive season, then you can test it by burning it. If it is giving a bright glow or the smoke comes out black then it may be adulteration.
adulteration of spices
A lot of adulteration is also done in black pepper. Mostly papaya seeds are added to it. You can see by putting it in water. Papaya seeds start floating. Dissolve turmeric in water and keep it in a glass glass. If color has been added then even after the turmeric settles down, the water will look very yellow and cloudy, there will be no transparency in it. In this way the purity of salt can also be determined. If bubbles are forming when you pour lemon juice on turmeric, then chalk may be mixed in it. If you make real cinnamon rolls, its layers are very thin, whereas cassia is cinnamon with thick layers.
adulteration in sweets
Synthetic colors have started being used in the sweets available in the market to make them look better, hence if you go to buy sweets then definitely check that the colors are not too vibrant. Apart from this, people mix flour and peanut powder in Kaju Katli.