brown. . Coriander powder Powdered Horse dung Soak in water. Horse dung will float which can be easily detected.
. Cloves Oil may be removed If so cloves may be shrunk in appearance . Cumin seeds Grass seeds coloured with charcoal dust If rubbed in hand fingers will turn black . Rava Iron filling to add weight.
Pass magnet through the rawa. Iron fillings get attracted to magnet. - - Spices, food additives and food adulteration . Betelnut powder Saw dust and artificial colour.
Sprinkle in water saw dust will float and added colour will dissolve in water. . Milk water. Pour few drops of milk on a polished surface.
Pure milk leaves a white trail while flowing and the adulterated milk will flow without leaving a mark. . Sago Sand and talcum Pure sago swells on burning and leaves hardly any ash. .
Honey Sugar plus water A cotton wick dipped in honey is burnt. If adulterated with water, cotton wick will not burn or burns with a cracking sound. . Tea dust Used tea leaves dried, powdered and artificially coloured Sprinkle the dust on the wet white filter paper.
Spots of yellow, pink and red appearing on the paper indicates that the tea is artificially coloured. . Black pepper Papaya seeds Papaya seeds are shrunken and greenish brown in colour. It has repulsive flavour while black pepper has pungent and hot flavour.
. Coconut oil Any other oil Keep the bottle of coconut oil in refrigerator. It solidifies while the adulterant does not. .
Cinnamon Coloured Cassia bark Added colour comes off in water. . Bajra Ergot Immerse in salt water. Fungus floats on top of water.
. Common salt Chalk powder Dissolve in water. The water turns white and indicates presence of chalk powder. .
Saffron Maize fibres coloured and scented Pure saffron is tough. Adulterated saffron is brittle and breaks easily. . Food laws in our country The Indian parliament has passed the Food Safety and Standards Act, that overrides all other food related laws.
Such as: • Prevention of Food Adulteration