ADULTERATION OF FOOD

Deeksha Raghav, Lata Singh, Rajni, Dr. Sandhya Chaudhary and Dr. Vikram Singh

Student Department of Chemistry

N.R.E.C College ,Khurja(Bulandshahr)-203131

ABSTRACT

In current era India is facing the problem of food adulteration. Food adulteration causes various
health problems B.P.,Sugar, Acidity, Cancer.

Adulteration is an addition of another substance to a food items in order to increase the

quantity of food Items in raw form or prepared form, which may result in the loss of actually
quality of food items.These substances may be other available food items or non food items.

Effects of adulteration on human health leads to the chronic health problems such as
acidity, ulcers in intestine, food poisoning ,liver disorders etc. Food colours that are added to
the food items can be the reason of liver damage, allergies and lots more. Thus you can say
that adulteration can bring down your health and affects the quality of life.

Given food stuffs have following impurities such as chalk in salt, urea in milk, brick
powder in red chilli powder,metanil yellow in turmeric powder etc. These impurities decreases
the nutritional value in food items.