Beware: Adulterated Milk, Ghee, Paneer in Your Kitchen? Easy Home Tests Revealed!

• Adulteration of common kitchen items like milk, ghee, paneer, and mawa is prevalent, especially during winter.
• Expert Umed Singh advises checking mawa: pure mawa doesn't stick, releases ghee when rubbed, and is light dark brown. Adulterated mawa sticks, feels rubbery, and is white/light yellow.
• For paneer purity, pure paneer is fibrous and soft; fake is granular. An iodine solution test turns blue/black if starch adulteration is present.
• Milk expert Dinesh Saraswat states pure milk doesn't curdle quickly and forms a thick cream. Iodine drops can detect starch in milk, turning it black.
• The 'palm test' is effective for ghee: pure ghee melts immediately from body heat, while solidified ghee indicates adulteration.

Why It Matters: Learn simple home tests to identify adulterated milk, ghee, paneer, and mawa to protect family health.