How to check adulteration in maida with easy purity test at home during holi 2023 fssai tips to identify real fake fine flour

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You can take the help of lemon to detect adulteration in flour.

Real and fake flour can be identified by using hydrochloric acid.

Maida Purity Test: Holi is a festival of colours, but the aroma of delicious dishes in the colors of Holi doubles the fun of this festival. On the other hand, on the occasion of Holi, Maida purity test is used to make dishes in most of the houses. However, during Holi, flour is also adulterated. In such a situation, FSSAI has given a simple way to identify real and fake flour.

On the day of Holi, flour dishes like Gujiya and Mathri are made in many homes. Imitation flour dishes can also prove to be very harmful for health. Let us tell you some tips to identify real and fake flour, by following which you can make Holi happy and healthy.

Try FSSAI’s purity test
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has also shared a video explaining how to identify real and fake flour. For this, take a little flour in the test tube. Now add little water to it. Then add 3-4 drops of hydrochloric acid to the flour and shake it well. Now dip the turmeric paper strip in this mixture. In such a situation, when the color of the paper stick turns red, then understand that boric acid has been mixed in the flour. Tell that, boric acid is a type of antiseptic medicine, which is used to kill germs. In such a situation, people can fall ill by eating this flour.

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