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Pure and unadulterated spices can add amazing zest and flavour to the dish, while adulterated Indian spices can ruin the taste of the dish as they are flavourless and bland. Check out a few handy tips to see if the spices are contaminated or not. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Tips to Check Adulteration of Spices


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  • The food contamination incidents are rising
    rapidly since the year 2018, and due to the
    ongoing pandemic, it is skyrocketing.
  • The scale of food fraud is estimated to around 50
    billion a year worldwide. In the spice market,
    many merchants add foreign substances into the
    ground spices to increase the quantity of the
    spices.
  • The most common substance found in the spices are
    the artificial colours and sawdust, which can
    increase the quantity while blending into the
    spices swiftly, making it almost impossible to
    differentiate.

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Here are a few handy tips to check the
adulteration in the spices
  • Here are a few handy tips to check the
    adulteration in the spices

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  • Red Chili Powder
  • Turmeric Powder
  • Add 1 tbsp. of Turmeric Powder/ Haldi Powder in a
    glass filled with water and let it sit
    undisturbed for 10 minutes.
  • The pure powder will settle at the bottom of the
    glass, and there will be a light streak of yellow
    in the water.
  • And, if the powder leaves a strong yellow colour
    while settling, it is contaminated.
  • Fill a transparent glass with water and a
    spoonful of Red Chili Powder in it.
  • The pure chili powder will settle at the bottom
    of the glass while the sawdust will float at the
    top.
  • Moreover, if there is an artificial colour in the
    powder, it will descend in colour streaks.

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  • Black Pepper
  • Asafoetida
  • Ground about a gram of Asafoetida in powder and
    then add it to a glass full of water.
  • Mix it thoroughly, and if there are no sediments
    remain at the bottom of the glass, the Hing is
    pure.
  • And if there is any artificial colour in the
    powder, it will leave coloured streaks.
  • In a glass filled with water, add a few
    peppercorns and let it sit undisturbed for 5
    minutes.
  • The peppercorns settled at the bottom are Black
    Pepper, and the ones, which are floating at the
    surface, are papaya seeds.
  • You can also distinguish light berries as they
    can easily break if you press the berries.

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  • Salt
  • Mustard Seeds
  • You can easily distinguish Argemone seeds from
    Mustard Seeds by visually examine them.
  • Mustard seeds have a smooth surface, and the core
    is yellow.
  • While the Argemone seeds have a wrinkled and
    grainy surface, and their core is white.
  • Stir about a spoonful of Salt in the water.
  • If the solution is clear, the salt does not have
    any impurities.
  • And, if the mixture is milky in colour and the
    residue settles at the bottom, then salt is
    contaminated with chalk powder.

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  • Cinnamon
  • Cumin Seeds
  • Rub the seeds vigorously in your palm with the
    fingers, and if your palm turns black, it
    indicates adulteration. If not it is genuine
    Cumin Seeds
  • The cassia bark is comprised of several layers,
    while the Cinnamon stick is very thin and can be
    rolled easily.
  • One can easily distinguish these two by closely
    observing.

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  • The spices which are fresh and contamination-free
    not only gives aromatic zest and flavour to the
    dish but also provides numerous health benefits.
  • Our Vasant Masala spices are fresh and 100
    authentic.
  • You can buy these Indian Spices online from our
    website and you can also buy them from e-commerce
    websites like Flipkart and Amazon.
  • For more details visit
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