Milk: Add four to five drops of iodine solution to some milk, it will turn blue in case it contains starch.
Khoya and paneer: Boil some water with a little khoya or paneer in it. Once cool, add a few drops of iodine solution to it. A blue colour indicated presence of starch in it.
Silver varakh: Place a bowl of hydrochloric acid (HCL) and put in the varakh. Original varakh won’t dissolve, whereas the aluminium one will dissolve completely.
Besan: Add 10% HCL to some besan and heat it. A purple colour result means it has been adulterated with kesari dal.
Ghee or butter: Dissolve a spoon of sugar in 10ml of HCL and add 10 ml of heated ghee or butter to it. If a red colour appears, that indicated adulteration.
Sugar: Dissolve a spoon of sugar in water and allow it to settle. If the sugar has been adulterated with chalk, the chalk residue will settle in the bottom and not dissolve.
Saffron thread: If a prompt infusion of saffron occurs on placing a few strands in water, it means the saffron is adulterated. more
Khoya and paneer: Boil some water with a little khoya or paneer in it. Once cool, add a few drops of iodine solution to it. A blue colour indicated presence of starch in it.
Silver varakh: Place a bowl of hydrochloric acid (HCL) and put in the varakh. Original varakh won’t dissolve, whereas the aluminium one will dissolve completely.
Besan: Add 10% HCL to some besan and heat it. A purple colour result means it has been adulterated with kesari dal.
Ghee or butter: Dissolve a spoon of sugar in 10ml of HCL and add 10 ml of heated ghee or butter to it. If a red colour appears, that indicated adulteration.
Sugar: Dissolve a spoon of sugar in water and allow it to settle. If the sugar has been adulterated with chalk, the chalk residue will settle in the bottom and not dissolve.
Saffron thread: If a prompt infusion of saffron occurs on placing a few strands in water, it means the saffron is adulterated. more
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Good Info on adulteratin,can we have a similar one on fruits and vegetables too.I am sure that would help the community a lot. Let us form a self help group to enlighten our friends .It would be better is such cases are collated and taken up with appropriate local authorties. more
Apr 05
These all are very good suggestions to protect ourselves . But we purchase , eat with good faith. Who is there to stop these bad practices? more
Apr 02
This a valuable suggestion, but now a days in Metro all people buy branded goods and do not have time to test or take up grievance. more
Mar 10
