Fennel and sugar candy not only reduce the craving for sweets after eating, but it also improves digestion. Some people just chew fennel seeds after eating and drinking fennel water on an empty stomach in the morning is also considered beneficial. Actually, fennel is rich in nutrients, that is why our elders used to take it after meals and even today it is a part of our food culture. Fennel is served after meals in wedding parties and even in Indian restaurants. If you chew fennel every time after eating food, it can cause serious harm to your health. We will know the reason for this in this article.
Fennel is not only eaten to digest food, but some people also chew it during the day, because it is a natural mouth freshener which makes the breath fresh. So let us know how fennel, despite being rich in so many nutrients, can harm your health.
Fennel can act like poison for your health because it is also adulterated with chemicals. Recently, the Fertilizer Safety Department in Indore, Madhya Pradesh has seized not a little but 900 kg of adulterated fennel. Synthetic green color was used in it. Adulteration is done to increase the weight of fennel and to make the old spoiled fennel look fresh. Fennel, which used to provide benefits in this way, has now become an enemy of your health due to chemicals. In this article you will know how you can identify adulterated fennel.
While buying fennel, the best way to adulterate it is by rubbing it on your palm. If the color is missing then synthetic green color has been added to it. If you want, apply a little water on your palm and crush the fennel seeds, which will make it easier for you to identify adulteration.
The color of fennel obtained from organic plants is green, but it is not very vibrant green or shiny. If the color of the fennel you are buying appears too bright, it may be adulterated. In such a situation, you should definitely test fennel once.
Fill a glass with water and add one spoon of fennel in it. If the water turns green in a short time, then the fennel may be adulterated with synthetic colors. Actually, the natural color of fennel comes out very slowly, hence when you soak it overnight the color of the water changes, but adulterated fennel starts losing color quickly.
You can try chewing a few fennel seeds. If you find the taste astringent, bitter, or unusually sweet, then it may be adulterated. In such cases, additives are added to enhance the taste of spoiled fennel. You can check its smell. If a strange smell is coming, then the fennel has gone bad and artificial color has been applied to it.
