The festival of Holi is around the corner, and no Holi festival is completed without a panoramic dose of Mava Gujiya, Malpua, Gulab Jamun, Dahi Vada, Kalakand and more. And one thing that is common for all these dishes is ‘Mawa’. And this is the reason why the demand of the mav increases around the festival and also gives players to follow immoral practices and use adulteration in synthetic mav.
According to Garhwal Post, a regional website, Eat The security department launched an intensive campaign against adulteration and during an inspection in Dhulkot, Vikasnagar, the department seized three quintal cheese and 60 kg mawa, which was to be supplied to Premnagar, Dhulkot, Selkkavi and Sahaspur.
According to reports, the food safety wing of the Ranchi District has also launched the Anti-Adulterination Drive 2025, which will focus on festive sweets, snacks and beverages for contamination and unsafe additives. According to a TOI report, the team collected samples of Khoya, Paneer, Chena, Laddus Jalebi, Spices and Sauce from shops and restaurants on Ratu Road on 8 March.
If you are planning to buy Mava from the market Gujiya, Malpua, and other Holi cuisine, then practice these 5 methods to test the mav purity at home.
Common adulteration in mawa
The most common adulterers used in this process are starch, vegetable fat, spot paper, chalk powder. It is said that starch increases bulk, while chalk powder mimics appearance and vegetable changes fat texture.
Method 1: According to the food standards and the Safety Authority (FSSAI), for this test, you just have to do, lose a spoon from the packet and add it to a cup of warm water. Next, add a little iodine to the cup. If the khoya turns blue after leaving iodine, it has been made adulterated using starch. If not, it is pure and fit for human consumption.
Method 2: You need some sulfuric acid, which helps test the appearance of chemicals such as formalin. All you have to do is do this, take a small lost sample in a beaker and add some concentrated sulfuric acid to it. If a purple color is formed in the sample, it may be adulterated.
Method 3: This test can be corrected at the time of purchasing mawa. According to FSSAI, the fresh mawa has an oily and granular texture. It tastes a little sweet and when rubbing on your palm, leaves a mark of Greece. All you have to do is to do this, take some mawa before buying it and rub it on your palm. If it has the above features, it is pure. It can also taste a little to check if it has a natural sweetness or not.
Method 4: To test the presence of vegetation in the sample, just add it to a container and then add 2 TBBSP hydrochloric acid and 1 tablespoon sugar. If the mixture turns red, the sample is impure and disqualified for human consumption.
Method 5: Heat some mawa in a pan and add 1 tablespoon sugar to it. As the sugar melts and if it starts releasing water on the edges of the pan, it is definitely adulterated and for human consumption.
