Wednesday 18 January 2012

How to Test Food Adulteration?

Pure Ghee

1. Pure Ghee or Butter Adulteration
   
     Vanaspathi Detection:Take one teaspoonful of melted ghee or butter with equal quantity of Conc. Hydrochloric acid in a test tube and add to it a pinch of cane sugar. Shake well for one minute and let it stand for five minutes. Appearance of crimson colour in lower layer shows the presence of vanaspathi.

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