Question
The water in which you soaked Bengalgram (Channa Dal) turned yellow. You also find that the shape of the dal is not uniform. What in your opinion is the reason for these two observations? Name two more foods you have noticed to have the same problem. What are the health hazards of consuming such foods?
Solution
- Yellow colour because of metanil yellow
- Shape of channa dal is not uniform because of adulteration of Kesari dal
- Besan sweet
- jalebi
- ladoo
- jaggery Ice candy
- Whole masoor( in whole form)
- Arhar dal( in split form)
- Besan ( in powder form)
- Carcinogenic
- Abnormalities of skin, lungs, eyes , bones.
- Sterlity
- Anemia
- Mental retardation
- Lead accumulation
- Pain and stiffness of knee, ankle and joints in males
- Paralysis of lower limbs/crippled(/ lathyrism )
Other food adulterated with metanil yellow
Other food adulterated with kesari dal:
Health hazards of metanil yellow
Health hazards of Kesari Dal:
