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> Is this mainly due to greed and corruption? Greed, since consumers are fooled into believing they're buying a fresher, more yellow product. The Indian gover

> Is this mainly due to greed and corruption? Greed, since consumers are fooled into believing they're buying a fresher, more yellow product. The Indian government has a webpage dedicated to detecting adulteration in various kinds of food, including turmeric[1]. [1] https://eatrightindia.gov.in/dart/ https://eatrightindia.gov.in/dart/

tety 3y ago
This talks about detecting it in whole turmeric, any way of doing so for powdered turmeric?
- netzego 3y ago
  It's right there :) `Test 15 : Detection of artificial colour in turmeric powder` - [1] https://eatrightindia.gov.in/dart/ https://eatrightindia.gov.in/dart/
  - patja 3y ago
    So you have to read between the lines and infer that "artificial colour" might be lead? Seems needlessly vague.
mdekkers 3y ago
Some of those additives are _wild_