Blog tagged as Adulteration

Worried about eating Chinese plastic rice? Read on to find out if you are at risk.

Take a glass of water and put a tablespoon of ketchup in it. If the ketchup sinks and does not give red colour quickly, it is made up of good quality tomatoes.

If you are unsure about the presence of wax in the apple you are about to consume, you can always play safe by peeling off its skin. However, if you like the crisp taste of the skin and have some time at hand, you can de-wax the apples following these simple techniques.

Copper sulfate and malachite green are two chemicals often used to colour ladyfinger.

Scratch the peel of brinjal with a spoon. A white substance at the end of the spoon will show the presence of wax.

Always inspect the stem, if it is green in colour while the fruit is yellow, it's a sure shot sign of artificially ripened fruit.

Watermelon can be artificially ripened as well as adulterated heavily. With watermelon's it is not easy to tell a good one from a bad one. Learn how to do that.

Thankfully, it’s very easy and simple to check for adulteration of Malachite Green in Green Peas. Learn how to do that.