Food Adulteration Quiz

Some of the adulterants that are used in milk are

• water

• chalk

• urea

• caustic soda

Coffee seeds are adulterated with

• fenugreek seeds

• tamarind seeds

• toor dhal

• pappaya seed

Vegetables are mostly adulterated with the dye

(a)  

Purity of silver used as a food ingredient must be

• 80

• 78

• 99.9

• 10

What color indicates the presence of starch on the addition of Iodine

(a)  

Molasses sugar is the common adulterant in

• ghee

• honey

• tamarind paste

• ginger garlic paste

The dye used in dal as an adulterant for colouring is

• malachite green

• eosine

• metanil yellow

• turmeric powder

The common adulterant used in black pepper are

• urad dal

• Papaya seeds

• black cumin seeds

• black berries

Butter is adulterated with

(a)  

Intentional adulterants are

• stones

• Pesticide residues

• droppings of rodents

• mud