Is your turmeric adulterated with artificial colour?

Detecting Artificial Colour Adulteration in Turmeric#DetectingFoodAdulterants_3@MIB_India@PIB_India @mygovindia @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/eTJL1wJ9yT

— FSSAI (@fssaiindia) September 1, 2021

In a video shared on Twitter, it has explained the steps:

– Take two glasses of water and add a small quantity of turmeric to them.
– You will notice that the unadulterated sample will turn light yellow, with the turmeric settling down at the bottom.
– On the other hand, the colour of the solution with adulterated turmeric will change into strong, bright yellow.

According to News Medical, while turmeric has anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties, a study shows that turmeric grown in Bangladesh can contain a highly poisonous heavy metal lead up to 500 times the normal level. It states that seven out of nine turmeric-growing districts produced adulterated turmeric with a toxic bright yellow lead-containing compound, known as ‘chromate’.

The study was published on September 17, 2019, in the journal Environmental Research, and as per it, lead is highly poisonous, affecting the nerve cells. Additionally, there are no safe limits for lead consumption. So beware!

Recently, the FSSAI had also shared a test to find out whether the “fresh, green vegetables” you just bought from the market are adulterated or not, particularly with malachite green adulteration.

Detecting malachite green adulteration in green vegetable with liquid paraffin.#DetectingFoodAdulterants_1@MIB_India@PIB_India @mygovindia @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/knomeEnbmA

— FSSAI (@fssaiindia) August 18, 2021

It suggested you:

*Take a cotton piece soaked in liquid paraffin.
*Rub or dab the outer green surface of a small part of the ladyfinger.
*If no colour change is observed on the cotton, it is unadulterated.
*If the cotton turns green, it is adulterated.

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