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Tips to Check Adulteration of Spices

Check out a few handy tips to see if the spices are contaminated or not.<br>

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Tips to Check Adulteration of Spices

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  1. 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.

  2. 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:

  3. 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.

  4. Black Pepper Asafoetida Ground about a gram of Asafoetidain 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. The spices which are fresh and contamination-free not only gives aromatic zest and flavour to the dish but also provides numerous health benefits. OurVasant 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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