Gujarat: Racket of making fake turmeric was caught, different types of chemicals were mixed in turmeric
Nadiad City Police of Kheda district has got a big success. A quantity of chemical used in making duplicate liquor was reported at Nadiad Mill Road. On the basis of this information, when the police investigated, it was found that fake turmeric was being manufactured. Police has busted this fake turmeric racket.
Everything from rice to spices and milk cannot be guaranteed to be pure
Nowadays it is the era of adulteration. Everything from rice to spices and milk cannot be guaranteed to be pure. It is important for you to check that there is no adulteration in the turmeric coming to your home. Amidst all this, a factory for making duplicate turmeric has been caught from Nadiad in Kheda district.
This is how fake turmeric was made
Once again the scam of making fake turmeric has been caught. This time a big scam has been caught from Kheda. It was revealed in the police raid that the business of selling fake turmeric abroad was going on from here. In fact, the police had received information about making spurious liquor, but when the police raided, spurious turmeric was being made, not liquor. Duplicate turmeric was being made by mixing chemical and kini (small pieces of rice) flour. Police has recovered chemical and fake turmeric in huge quantity.
Consumers get fooled by the presence of aromatic chemicals in turmeric
Now let us tell you how fake turmeric was being made in this factory. Small pieces of rice flour was prepared in the factory. Chemicals were mixed in the pipes. Fake turmeric was being made by heating it by mixing rice flour and chemicals. Since this fake turmeric contains flavoring chemicals, even consumers could not easily differentiate between real and fake.
How to check turmeric is real or fake?
First of all take a glass full of water, glass glass so that the real color of turmeric can be known. Add one teaspoon of turmeric powder in a glass of water. Be careful not to mix turmeric in the glass. Wait for a few minutes.. If turmeric powder settles down and light yellow color appears in the glass, then understand that your turmeric is real. But if the color of the water becomes dark yellow and turmeric does not settle, then understand that the turmeric you are eating is fake.
