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In today's time, people seem to be becoming conscious about their health. He includes various healthy things in his diet. Which also includes roasted gram. It is considered very beneficial for health. It is a very good source of protein and iron. Fiber is also found in good quantity in it, which is beneficial for gut health. It is preferred to eat it as a snack. But apart from this, both right quality and quantity are very important.
In today's time many things have started getting adulterated. Similarly, you can also get fake gram, for which chemicals are used and it can cause harm to health. Therefore, it is very important to know about the quality of roasted gram. In this way you can identify adulterated roasted gram.
If the color of roasted gram appears very bright yellow and the side is large, then it may be adulterated. If you crush it with your fingers, it will immediately turn into powder. Because a chemical called auramine is added to fake gram. Which looks exactly like the color of turmeric and due to this the color of gram becomes yellow. Besides, it also becomes bigger in size. If adulterated gram made from it is consumed for a long time, it can have adverse effects on health. Therefore, try to eat roasted gram at home or ask for it to be roasted in front of you in the market.
If you are buying roasted gram from the market, then you can identify in many ways whether it is adulterated or not. First of all look at its size. If it is yellow and thick like turmeric, then adulteration may have been done to make it. Along with this, while buying gram from the market, crush it lightly with your fingers, if there is adulteration in it then it will become like powder. Adulterated gram may become more puffy and shiny.
Identification of adulterated gram (Credit: Getty Images)
When you take roasted gram in your hand, if it looks too thick or swollen, then it can be a sign of adulteration. Even if there is something like white powder in it on your hands, still be cautious. If the taste of gram is bitter or different from normal, then it can also be a sign of adulteration.
You can roast gram at home also. For this, take 1 to 2 cups of plain salt and put it in a pan or pan and keep stirring. When the salt becomes hot, add black gram to it and keep stirring it continuously. After some time the black gram will burst and bloom. Take it out in a bowl. In this way you can roast gram at home.
