Adulterated milk is a danger to children's health, identify real and fake milk in minutes sitting at home

How to identify adulterated milk: You can identify real, fake and adulterated milk with the help of some easy tips.

How to identify adulterated milk: Milk is such a thing, which is the need of every household. Everyone drinks milk. Be it children, elderly or other members of the household. However, unaware of the adulteration in milk, we all start falling prey to many types of physical problems. In such a situation, it is important that you know the identity of real milk.

Forget about adding water to milk, synthetic milk is being prepared by mixing more than 10 different things. This has been disclosed many times in the report of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FASSI). 

According to

experts, fake milk is also made by mixing milk powder in water. It does not contain butter. Refined oil and shampoo are used for lubrication. Washing powder to make milk froth and white paint (Safeda) is mixed to make milk white. Glucose is added to bring sweetness to the milk. In this way fake milk is prepared.

How to identify adulterated milk

1. How to identify synthetic milk?

Synthetic milk tastes bitter.

When rubbed between the fingers, there is a soap-like greasiness.

It turns yellow on heating.

2. How to detect water adulteration?

Drop the drop of milk on a smooth surface.

If the drop flows slowly and leaves a white mark then it is pure milk.

A drop of adulterated milk will flow quickly without leaving a trace.

3. How to test starch?

Add a few drops of iodine to the milk.

On mixing, the color of the mixture will turn blue.

4. Identification of Detergent in

Milk Take 5-10 mg of milk in a test-tube and shake

vigorously, if foam starts to form in it, then it means that detergent has been adulterated in it.

Harm to children and pregnant women

Health experts believe that continuous drinking of synthetic milk can cause cancer. Milk contains calcium, but if synthetic milk is made, its reaction can be reversed. This will not strengthen the bones, while the chemical will damage the intestines, liver. Especially children and pregnant women will have the most side effects.

The information provided here is not a substitute for any medical advice. This is being given for the purpose of education only..