There is a lot of adulteration in the food items sold in the market. Consuming adulterated food items can badly affect your health. Therefore, it is becoming very important to check the quality of food items. Do you know that fake cashew nuts are also being sold in the market? Today we are going to tell you about some easy tricks using which you can check the quality of cashew nuts. Let us know how…
thing to note
The color of real cashew nuts can range from light brown to dark brown. At the same time, if the cashew nuts are shining, then you should understand that the cashew nuts have been adulterated. Apart from this, you should also pay attention to the texture of cashew nuts. The surface of real cashew nuts is rough and the edges are slightly rounded. While there may be a slight difference in the size of real cashews, fake cashews are of the same size. The surface of fake cashew nuts is smooth and the edges are sharp.
Can do water test
You can also take the help of water test to check the quality of cashew nuts. To test water, first of all you have to fill a bowl with clean water. Now put 4-6 cashews in this water. If cashews sink in water, then understand that cashews are real. But if cashews are floating in water, the chances of cashews being adulterated can increase to a great extent.
Difference between taste and texture
Real cashews have a little sweetness whereas the taste of fake cashews can be bland. Apart from this, when you chew real cashews, they break easily. But fake cashews may seem sticky while chewing. At the same time, real cashews are slightly heavier in weight than fake cashews.
Image Credit: India-Tv.