To reduce production costs, honey is often mixed with sugar syrups, jaggery syrup, glucose, or high fructose corn syrup.
Some of the adulterants in milk include water, detergent, synthetic milk, urea, starch, glucose and formalin.
Spices are often blended with artificial colours, brick powder, lead chromate (in turmeric), sand, and other harmful substances to enhance colour.
The common adulterants are used tea leaves, coloured leaves, chicory powder, tamarind seed powder, and starch.
Suppliers frequently dilute ghee with cheaper oils or animal fats to increase profit margins.
Artificial colours, malachite green and pesticide residues mixed with vegetables to enhance appearance and shelf life.
Fruits are treated with adulterants such as calcium carbide, wax coating, and sweetening chemicals to speed up ripening and enhance attractiveness.
It is often mixed with cheap materials like white sand, washing soda, and even chalk powder.
It is often mixed with cheap materials like white sand, washing soda, and even chalk powder.
Starch, stone powder, dust, sand and synthetic colours are often used in grains to increase their volume and weight.