Beware of
plastic rice! How to identify plastic rice? Read to find out
If you are one of those
plastic-phobic people who insist on BPA-free products, you should read this! After plastic cabbage and
plastic eggs, the newest controversy that is giving all of us sleepless
nights is plastic rice. If rumours are to be believed, some grocery stores in
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have been selling rice supposedly made of plastic.
Understandably, this has caused a lot of panic among people who are taking a
good second look at the rice they bought from trusted provision store.
Health risks of eating plastic rice
The news about children crafting a
cricket ball out of the semi-boiled plastic rice is sure to invite a few
chuckles, but mind you, eating plastic is no laughing matter. Plastic
consumption is also linked to the incidences of various problems such as cancers, birth defects, impaired immunity and reproductive
effects etc.
Nutritionist Upasana Shukla says, ” One of the biggest risks of ingesting plastic
is the hormonal imbalance it creates giving rise to a host of diseases. It also
stops the body from absorbing nutrients present in the food thus giving rise to
deficiencies.”
How to identify plastic rice
Cook it: Upasana says, ” You cannot identify plastic rice when
it’s raw. When you cook it, a thick layer will form on the top and sides of the
vessel. Also, the rice might remain hard in some places.”
Look for unpleasant smell: You could also keep some amount of the damp rice in a
vessel outside for a few days. If it is organic, mould could grow on it, or the
mixture may turn rancid. If it stays fresh, the rice is fake!
Check whether the grains float: Try putting a handful of grains into water. If it
floats to the top, the rice is made of plastic.
Heat it: You can also try heating the grains. If it is fake it may
give out the indistinguishable smell of burning plastic.
08.06.2017
If it
creates from the heart nearly everything works, if from the head almost nothing
Marc
Chagall
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