Check adulteration in Milk at home
Check adulteration in Milk at home with simple measures as below : Milk- Water The presence of water can be by putting a drop of milk on a polished slanting surface. The drop of pure milk either or flows lowly leaving a white trail behind it, whereas milk adulterated water will flow immediately without leaving a mark Milk-Starch Add a few drops of tincture of Iodine or Iodine solution. Formation of blue colour indicates the presence of starch. Iodine solution is easily available in the medical stores. Milk-Urea Take a teaspoon of milk in a test tube. Add ½ teaspoon of soybean or arhar powder. Mix up the contents thoroughly by shaking the test tube. After 5 minutes, dip a red litmus paper in it. Remove the paper after ½ a minute. A change in colour from red to blue ...