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It is defined as the process in which the quality of food is lowered either by the addition of inferior quality material or by the extraction of valubale ingredient is called food adulteration.
Define adulteration It is defined as the addition or subtraction of any substance to or from food, so that the natural composition and quality of food substance is affected"
Types of food adulteration There are two types 1. Intentional 2. Unintentional or Incidental
Define Intentional adulteration Substance added in food to improve appearance, flavour, texture or storage properties.(food additives)
Define Accidental adulteration Substances which accidentally get in to foods are not considered food additives unless; Pesticides, growth promoters, components of packaging materials, solvents and enzymes used in food processing etc..,
Common Adulterants
Effects of adulteration Adverse effects of adulteration on your health: There is no denial to the fact that adulteration is definitely not good. It poses a number of health hazards which include health diseases, weaken the immune system and lots more. Here are some more harmful effects that you might not be aware of. Some hazards include body ache, anaemia, abortion, paralysis, pathological lesions in vital organs, abnormalities of skin and eyes, to name a few. ... For instance, consuming edible oils, contaminated with white oils and edible fats, causes cancer!
Effects of adulteration Increase the impurity in food Lack of nutritional value Leads to Various disease
To identify adulterated food Milk: Pour a small drop of milk in a slanting surface. See whether the drop leaves a white trail, if so, it is pure milk and if there is no white trail, you can be sure that it is adulterated. Ice Cream: The main adulterant used in ice cream is washing soda. To find this, add a few drops of lemon juice to it. If it starts to froth, then it indicates the presence os washing soda in the ice cream.
To identify adulterated food (c) Sugar: To find out whether chalk powder is added to the sugar, take a clear glass of water and add a spoon of sugar to it. Unadulterated sugar will sink to the bottom while the chalk powder will remain at the surface of the water itself. (d) Black Pepper Seeds: Papaya seeds are the adulterants used in the case of black pepper seeds. Add a few pepper seeds to alcohol, you can see Papaya seeds will sink. (e) Mustard Seeds: Take few mustard seeds and crush them. Actual mustard seeds will have a yellow color inner area whereas its adulterant argemone seeds are not yellow in its inner surface.
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  • 2. It is defined as the process in which the quality of food is lowered either by the addition of inferior quality material or by the extraction of valubale ingredient is called food adulteration.
  • 3. Define adulteration It is defined as the addition or subtraction of any substance to or from food, so that the natural composition and quality of food substance is affected"
  • 4. Types of food adulteration There are two types 1. Intentional 2. Unintentional or Incidental
  • 5. Define Intentional adulteration Substance added in food to improve appearance, flavour, texture or storage properties.(food additives)
  • 6. Define Accidental adulteration Substances which accidentally get in to foods are not considered food additives unless; Pesticides, growth promoters, components of packaging materials, solvents and enzymes used in food processing etc..,
  • 8. Effects of adulteration Adverse effects of adulteration on your health: There is no denial to the fact that adulteration is definitely not good. It poses a number of health hazards which include health diseases, weaken the immune system and lots more. Here are some more harmful effects that you might not be aware of. Some hazards include body ache, anaemia, abortion, paralysis, pathological lesions in vital organs, abnormalities of skin and eyes, to name a few. ... For instance, consuming edible oils, contaminated with white oils and edible fats, causes cancer!
  • 9. Effects of adulteration Increase the impurity in food Lack of nutritional value Leads to Various disease
  • 10. To identify adulterated food Milk: Pour a small drop of milk in a slanting surface. See whether the drop leaves a white trail, if so, it is pure milk and if there is no white trail, you can be sure that it is adulterated. Ice Cream: The main adulterant used in ice cream is washing soda. To find this, add a few drops of lemon juice to it. If it starts to froth, then it indicates the presence os washing soda in the ice cream.
  • 11. To identify adulterated food (c) Sugar: To find out whether chalk powder is added to the sugar, take a clear glass of water and add a spoon of sugar to it. Unadulterated sugar will sink to the bottom while the chalk powder will remain at the surface of the water itself. (d) Black Pepper Seeds: Papaya seeds are the adulterants used in the case of black pepper seeds. Add a few pepper seeds to alcohol, you can see Papaya seeds will sink. (e) Mustard Seeds: Take few mustard seeds and crush them. Actual mustard seeds will have a yellow color inner area whereas its adulterant argemone seeds are not yellow in its inner surface.