Attached image is a quick table from fssai website on identifying carbide ripened fruits. All local circles members may save it in their mobile and refer when buying fruits. more
In erratic climate conditions, artificial ripening of fruits and even vegetables is a nagging problem since fruits and veggies are daily eaten. I would like to add that natural ripening process comprises complex biochemical processes whereby some chemical components are synthesized and some destroyed resulting in natural sweetness and many other natural chemical properties. Injecting ethylene or acytelene or carbide can disrupt the natural processes resulting in not very pleasant changes in the fruits/veggies. more
Every food item is a chemical. Anything eaten without control is fatal.The efforts taken by Rohit is to be appreciated. But at the same time one should understand how the carbide works and what are its demerits In olden days ethylene, CH2=CH2 was used to ripen fruits. This is a byproduct in petroleum industries or is produced by the dehydration of ethyl alcohol. When ethylene became expensive people started using acetylene, CH=_CH which can be easily produced from calcium carbide,CaC2 and water,H2O. Calcium carbide in turn is produced from calcium carbonate stone and carbon. There are no poisonous chemicals in these materials. All are naturally occurring. Calcium carbide on reacting with water gives only calcium hydroxide(lime) and acetylene gas. Calcium carbide is sensitive to moisture So we should worry over food items which are very dangerous, like colors more
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