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Cases of adulteration in flour also come to light during festivals.
FSSAI has explained the method of identifying real and fake flour.
Tips to recognize pure and impure fine flour or maida: On the occasion of Holi, various types of dishes are prepared in homes. Mostly flour is used to make them. But on the occasion of festivals, cases of adulteration in flour also come to the fore. Consuming which can cause many harms to health. But if you want, you can detect adulteration in flour with the help of a simple method. This method of identifying real and fake flour (Maida purity test) has been suggested by FSSAI.
Holi is a festival of colors and various dishes like Gujiya and Mathri add sweetness to this festival. Which are made in most of the houses on the occasion of Holi. But the flour used to make them may also be adulterated. In such a situation, you can adopt this simple method to detect adulteration.
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Detect adulteration with these tips from FSSAI
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has also explained through a video how to identify real and fake flour. For this, put some flour in the test tube and mix a little water in it. After this, add three-four drops of hydrochloric acid in the flour and stir it well. Then dip the turmeric paper strip in this mixture. If the color of the paper stick turns red, then understand that boric acid has been mixed in the flour. Boric acid is a type of antiseptic medicine, which is used to kill germs. Consuming this type of flour can cause illness to people.
Detecting Boric acid adulteration in Maida / Rice flour.#DetectingFoodAdulterants_10#AzadiKaAmritMahotsav@jagograhakjago @mygovindia @MIB_India @PIB_India @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/IudYjxy4Sw
— FSSAI (@fssaiindia) October 14, 2021
Find out with lemon at home
If you do not have hydrochloric acid available and you cannot follow the method suggested by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. So you can detect adulteration in flour using home remedies also. You can use lemon for this. Take some flour and mix two spoons of water and three spoons of lemon juice in it. If bubbles start rising from the flour after doing this, then this flour may be fake.
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Tags: Holi, Holi festival, Lifestyle
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 24, 2024, 12:14 IST
