Investigation of Food Adulterants in Chilli Powder, Coriander and Tea by Chemical and Physical Methods

The investigation of adulteration present in food products like chilli powder, coriander powder and tea by performing various physical and chemical tests was conducted for the samples collected including locally available samples and brands as well. Chilli powder Sample 4 (collected from local market) was found to be adulterated with red salts, oil soluble coal tar and brick powder. In case of coriander powder, sample 4 was found to be adulterated with dung/saw dust. Most of the Tea samples were free from coal tar, cereal starch and chicory as adulterant.