The trend of turmeric in water is becoming quite popular these days, in which people keep water in a glass on the phone's torch and then add turmeric to it, do you know that this trend can save your health from deteriorating. Know how.
Every day some new trend starts on social media and there is a plethora of the same kind of reels. At this time, the reel of adding turmeric to water is going viral, which is a very surprising experiment for children, because when turmeric is added to a glass of water placed over the light, it looks very bright. For now, in this article we will talk about how this trend can save your health from deteriorating. Turmeric is used in most curry dishes in the kitchen of Indian homes. Earlier, people used to grind the lump turmeric on a grinding stone, but with time its powder started coming in the market and now mostly ground turmeric is used in homes, but do you know that adulteration in it can spoil your health.
The ground turmeric available in the market is adulterated with chemical colours like metanil yellow, lead chromate, which can be harmful to your health. Apart from this, things like chalk powder, calcium carbonate are also mixed in turmeric. You can detect adulteration in turmeric with this water trend. Let's know how.
What is the harm to health?
Lead chromate is added to turmeric to make it bright yellow. This is a chemical that can have a bad effect on the kidneys. Apart from this, many other health problems including high blood pressure can also occur. Apart from this, it can have a very bad effect on the health of children and their learning ability can be affected.
How to check by adding turmeric to water?
To check if the turmeric in your house is adulterated or not, put turmeric in water. If the turmeric is pure, it will leave a light yellow colour whereas the adulterated turmeric will dissolve yellow colour rapidly in water. After adding turmeric to water, dissolve it and leave it like this for at least 20 minutes and do not stir it at all. After this, check if the turmeric has settled down and there is very little yellowness in the water, the water looks transparent, then there is no adulteration. If there is yellowness dissolved in the water and it is cloudy, then your turmeric may be adulterated.
Check with vinegar
Apart from water, you can also check turmeric with vinegar. Add vinegar to turmeric, if it causes foaming or small bubbles to appear in the powder, then it may be adulterated with lime or chalk.
This is also the way to check
To check the purity of turmeric, you can try mixing a few drops of hydrochloric acid in it. If the colour of turmeric changes and it starts looking pink, then chemical colours have been mixed in it.
find out by smelling
Pure turmeric has a natural earthy smell, whereas adulterated turmeric will either have no smell or may have a strange smell.
Pure turmeric is beneficial
There are many nutrients and compounds found in pure turmeric which are very beneficial for your health and also benefit the skin. Apart from adding it to food, people also drink turmeric milk and turmeric water, which keeps the immunity strong. Try to buy lump turmeric and grind it at home or buy turmeric powder of a famous brand.
