Real Or Fake Paneer: During Diwali, adulterators become rich. They heavily adulterate mawa and paneer, so we need to be cautious. If you are also buying mawa or paneer to make delicious dishes during the festival, then definitely check its purity.
How to Check Purity of Paneer: Diwali is a festival of lights, rangoli and delicious sweets. On this festival of lights, the fragrance of various types of sweets and dishes spreads from every house. Most of the dishes are made with mawa and paneer. Some people prepare them at home from milk, while many people buy them from the market. In such a situation, the possibility of adulteration increases significantly. If you are also bringing paneer or mawa from the market, then definitely check its purity, because fake mawa or paneer can harm health and turn the fun of the festival into punishment.
What is added to cheese
If your cheese is made entirely of milk, it is called analog cheese. But when it is adulterated, it becomes synthetic cheese. Vegetable oil, starch or milk solids are added to synthetic cheese. It looks exactly like real cheese, but consuming it can cause serious health problems.
How to identify fake cheese
dal test
Put some cheese in water, boil it and add pigeon pea powder to it. If after 10 minutes the color of water becomes light red, then understand that urea is adulterated in it.
iodine test
Pour some iodine solution on boiled cheese. If its color turns blue, starch has been added to it.
Taste and texture test
Real cheese breaks easily when pressed and has a soft texture. It tastes milky and smells like milk. While fake cheese is hard like rubber, tastes mildly salty and has a strange smell.
It is very important to identify fake mawa, because it is most commonly adulterated during festivals. You can check its purity at home with some easy methods.
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Method to identify fake mawa
test with finger
Take some mawa and rub it between your fingers. If it feels smooth and leaves an oil-like effect, then understand that it is adulterated. Pure mawa is granular and slightly rough.
water test
Add some mawa in a glass of water. If it floats to the top then it is adulterated, whereas the real mawa settles down.
method of heating
Put some mawa in the pan and heat it. Real mawa turns light brown when heated and releases aroma, whereas fake mawa gives off a burning smell and turns black.
iodine test
Dissolve some mawa in water and add a few drops of iodine solution (or betadine) on it. If the color turns blue, then understand that it contains starch i.e. adulteration.
Identify by smell and taste
Real mawa has the sweet aroma of milk and its taste is mildly sweet, whereas fake mawa has a strange smell and tastelessness.
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