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V. Lakshmi et al., IJSIT, 2012, 1(2), 106-113 FOOD ADULTERATION V. Lakshmi, R.V.LABS, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India Food is adulterated to increase the quantity and make more profit. The food is sucked of its nutrients and the place where the food is grown is often contaminated.For example:Milk is mixed with water. Vanaspati is used as an adulterant for ghee. Ergot is used as an adulterant for cereals.Chalk-powder is used as an adulterant for flour.Chicory is used as an adulterant for coffee.Papaya seeds is used as an adulterant for pepper.Brick-powder is used as an adulterant for chilly-powder.tamarind seed powder is used as adulterant for coffee. wood powder is adulterated for turmeric and dhaniya powder. What is adulteration? An adulterant is a chemical substance which should not be contained within other substances (e.g. food, beverages, and fuels) for legal or other reasons. The addition of adulterants is called adulteration. The word is appropriate only when the additions are unwanted by the recipient. Otherwise the expression would be food additive. Adulterants when used in illicit drugs are called cutting agents, while deliberate addition of toxic adulterants to food or other products for human consumption is known as poisoning. Some Adultered Foods in market and linked especially by children: Turmeric, dals and pulses such as moong or channa:Here adulterant is Metanil Yellow and Kesari Dal (Added to enhance the yellow colour of a food substance).Its harmful effect is that it is highly carcinogenic and if consumed over a continuous period of time it can also cause stomach disorders. Green chillies, green peas and other vegetables:Here adulterant is Malachite Green (To accentuate the b