CHEMISTRY PROJECT

ADULTRATION IN SUGAR

JAYAVARDHAN SINGH
CLASS 12TH B

CERTIFICATE

CERTIFIED THAT THIS IS BONAFIDE WORK

OF JAYAVARDHAN SINGH OF CLASS 12TH B
OF AIR FORCE BAL BHARATI SCHOOL.
HE HAS PERFORMED THIS EXPERIMENT
DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-23. NO
WORK HAS BEEN PLAGIARIZED AND THE
CONTENT IS UNIQUE.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK OUR PRINCIPAL
MRS. SUNITA GUPTA FOR PROVIDING ME
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE MY
INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT OF
CHEMISTRY. I WOULD
ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR
CHEMISTRY TEACHER MR. VICKY
S. GHANSELA FOR BEING EXTREMELY
HELPFUL, RESOURCEFUL & SUPPORTIVE
AS WELL AS USING HIS EXPERIENCE
FROM HIS UNDIVIDED TIME AND
ATTENTION TOWARDS THE FIELD OF
CHEMISTRY TO HELP ME.

WHAT IS FOOD ADULTRATION ?

ACCORDING TO FOOD SAFETY AND
STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (FSSAI),
THE TECHNICAL DEFINITION OF FOOD
ADULTERATION IS “THE ADDITION OR
SUBTRACTION OF ANY SUBSTANCE TO OR
FROM FOOD, SO THAT THE NATURAL
COMPOSITION AND QUALITY OF FOOD
SUBSTANCE IS AFFECTED”. MAINLY
SUGAR IS ADULTERATED WITH WASHING
SODA AND OTHER INSOLUBLE
SUBSTANCES.

VARIOUS REASONS WHY FOOD

ADULTERATION IS DONE.

FOOD ADULTERATION IS PRACTICED

AS A PART OF A BUSINESS STRATEGY
TO GAIN MORE PROFIT BY CHEAPER
MEANS.
 IT IS ALSO DONE TO MAKE THE FOOD
PRESENTABLE AND AS AN IMITATION
OF SOME OTHER FOOD WHICH IS
MORE IN DEMAND.
THE INCREASING RATE OF THE
POPULATION ALSO PLAYS A MAJOR
ROLE IN FOOD ADULTERATION.

TYPES OF FOOD ADULTRATION

 INTENTIONAL ADULTERATION
 INCIDENTAL ADULTERATION
 METALLIC ADULTERATION
 PACKAGING HAZARD

VARIOUS METHODS OF FOOD

ADULTRATION
 MIXING
 SUBSTITUTING
  USING DECOMPOSED FOOD
 MISBRANDING

AIM:-

TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF

ADULTRATION IN SUGAR

INTRODUCTION

THE WHITE STUFF WE KNOW AS SUGAR IS

SUCROSE, A MOLECULE COMPOSED OF 12
ATOMS ON CARBON, 22 ATOMS OF
HYDROGEN, AND 11 ATOMS OF OXYGEN.
LIKE ALL COMPOUNESODS MADE FROM
THESE THREE ELEMENTS, SUGAR IS A
CARBOHYDRATE. IT’S FOUND NATURALLY
IN MOST PLANTS, BUT ESPECIALLY IN
SUGARCANE AND SUGAR BEETS- HENCE
THEIR NAMES

APPARATUS REQUIRED:-

 TEST-TUBES
 DILUTE HYDROCHLORIC ACID
 SUGAR

PROCEDURE:-

SUGAR IS USUALLY CONTAMINATED WITH

WASHING SODA AND OTHER INSOLUBLE
SUBSTANCES WHICH ARE DETECTED AS
FOLLOWS:-

ADULTERATION OF VARIOUS INSOLUBLE

SUBSTANCES IN SUGAR.
TAKE SMALL AMOUNT OF SUGAR IN A
TEST-TUBE AND SHAKE IT WITH LITTLE
WATER. PURE SUGAR DISSOLVES IN
WATER BUT INSOLUBLE IMPURITIES DO
NOT DISSOLVE.

ADULTERATION OF CHALK POWDER,

WASHING SODA IN SUGAR.
TO SMALL AMOUNT OF SUGAR IN A TEST-
TUBE, ADD FEW DROPS OF HCL. BRISK
EFERVESCENCE OF CO2 SHOWS THE
PRESENCE OF CHALK POWDER OR
WASHING SODA IN THE GIVEN SAMPLE OF
SUGAR.