Chai is not just a beverage. It’s an emotion for Indians. So, when you came across this article about adulterated tea, perhaps in your kitchen counters and even in your bellies, this might have been utterly shocking. But the good news is that it will take you just a minute to identify fake tea from real one. How? Let’s spill the tea!
Here’s How To Find Out If You’re Drinking Adulterated Tea
While drinking tea has plenty of health benefits like reducing the risk of heart disease, and pumping your body with antioxidants and whatnot, adulterated tea just negates all these. Worse, it can cause harmful effects on your health. So, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) took to the Internet, a while back to help you identify adulterated tea and avoid consuming it.
Detecting Exhausted Tea Leaves Adulteration in Tea Leaves#DetectingFoodAdulterants_11#AzadiKaAmritMahotsav@jagograhakjago @mygovindia @MIB_India @PIB_India @MoHFW_INDIA pic.twitter.com/BqCcT9X8SO
— FSSAI (@fssaiindia) October 21, 2021
So, to check adulteration in your tea, first, take a piece of filter paper. Next, spread tea leaves all over the filter paper. Then sprinkle a little water on it and ensure the filter paper with the tea leaves gets wet. Then, wash the paper with tap water. Then, observe if the filter paper has any stains. You can check it out under the light.
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Unadulterated tea will not leave any stains behind. However, if your tea is adulterated then the tea leaves shall leave black-brown spots on it. So, with this simple experiment, you can find out if your tea leaves are pure or adulterated. It’s so easy to spot its authenticity.
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Tea Filled With Artificial Flavours & Colours Causes Liver Issues
Using exhausted tea leaves and other artificial colours can lead to liver disorders and other health issues. Processed and coloured tea is undoubtedly harmful to health. But unfortunately, since it looks similar to pure tea it gets difficult to differentiate between the two on sight alone. So, you’d need to take extra precautions to ensure you and your family are drinking safe and healthy chai every day.
So, are you willing to put your tea to the test? All you need is just filter paper and it shall take just one minute. Just one minute from your busy schedule can protect your health from harmful substances.
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First Published: February 14, 2023 12:52 PM