Check Fake Turmeric By Test: The demand for turmeric is increasing rapidly in the markets and due to this, shopkeepers also sell you fake turmeric. There is a lot of adulteration in milk, food items and spices and these adulterated things prove to be very harmful for our health. Today we will talk about how to identify real and adulterated turmeric. From Ayurveda to modern science, turmeric is considered full of many properties. Eating this benefits the body in many ways.
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Turmeric milk is applied in case of cold or turmeric paste is applied in case of injury. This method has been happening since the time of our ancestors. Turmeric is often used in these minor problems. But nowadays most people use turmeric available in the market. Turmeric available in the market is highly adulterated and is also harmful for health. In such a situation, how will we know whether the turmeric we are using for health is real or fake? Let us tell you that through these tricks you will be able to easily find out whether the turmeric present in the house is real or fake.
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How to identify fake turmeric
-To identify fake turmeric, you have to take plain water in a glass.
-Add one spoon turmeric powder to it. After this mix it well.
-After mixing, you have to see that if the turmeric is fake then it will collect at the bottom of the glass.
-For your information, let us tell you that by mixing fake or adulterated turmeric in water, its color becomes darker or brighter.
-Just place a pinch of turmeric on your palm and massage it with the thumb of the other hand for 10-20 seconds. -If turmeric is pure then it will leave yellow marks on your hands.
-You can detect fake and real turmeric at home within minutes.
-Take a jug filled with hot water, then add 1 teaspoon turmeric in it and mix it.
-If turmeric powder settles at the bottom of the jug then turmeric is real, but if it turns dark yellow when mixed with water then throw it away, it is fake turmeric.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 8, 2024, 09:12 IST