Important Thread: Tips to Spot Adulterated Food Items! Food...
Sudhakar Udumula@sudhakarudumula
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Jan 30, 2026
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Important Thread: Tips to Spot Adulterated Food Items!
Food adulteration is on the rise in Hyderabad, with numerous incidents being reported in and around the area.
On February 24, police busted a large-scale adulteration racket where a gang was found manufacturing various adulterated household items, from Parachute Coconut oil to Red Label tea, Surf Excel to Everest Masala in Hyderabad.
Therefore, it's essential to be aware of techniques for recognizing adulterated food.
Here are some tips to detect adulterated food items!
1. Testing Watermelon adulteration with Erythrosine Color
Videos courtesy: FSSAI yt
#Hyderabad #Telangana
Food adulteration is on the rise in Hyderabad, with numerous incidents being reported in and around the area.
On February 24, police busted a large-scale adulteration racket where a gang was found manufacturing various adulterated household items, from Parachute Coconut oil to Red Label tea, Surf Excel to Everest Masala in Hyderabad.
Therefore, it's essential to be aware of techniques for recognizing adulterated food.
Here are some tips to detect adulterated food items!
1. Testing Watermelon adulteration with Erythrosine Color
Videos courtesy: FSSAI yt
#Hyderabad #Telangana
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2. Testing Green Vegetables adulteration with Malachite Green
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3. Testing Tea Leaves adulteration with Exhausted Tea Leaves
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4. Testing Ghee adulteration with Starch
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5. Testing Black Pepper adulteration with BlackBerries
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6. Testing Chilli Powder adulteration with Artificial Color
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7. Testing Sweet Potato adulteration with Rhodamine B
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8. Testing Green Peas Adulteration with Artificial Color
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9. Testing Sugar/Pithi/Jaggery powder Adulteration with chalk powder
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10. Testing Turmeric Powder adulteration with Artificial Color
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11. Testing Honey adulteration with Sugar
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12. Testing Ragi Adulteration with Rhodamine-B
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13. Testing Turmeric Whole adulteration with Lead Chromate
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14. Testing Coconut Oil Adulteration
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15. Testing Added Color Adulteration in Food Grains
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16. Testing Milk Adulteration with Detergent
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17. Testing Tea Leaves adulteration with Iron Filings
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18. Testing Oil adulteration with Tri-ortho-cresyl-phosphate
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19. Testing Milk adulteration with Urea
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20. Testing Cinnamon adulteration with Cassia Bark
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