Currently in the world, there is no scientific method, way
to detect this fake/artificial rice which is feared to be a major source in
gastritis or other stomach related diseases in the world today. Report so far
says that National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
will start checking the various samples of rice available to detect the fake
ones especially those ones imported into the country from China
Below are six (6) steps that can help you detect or
differentiate that the rice you have purchase is original and not fake:
First Step: Fire Test
When you place a plastic container or any type of plastic into a fire. It is
expected to melt and smell.
Get a lighter, burn a handful of rice. If it catches fire and smells like burnt plastic, just know that you have the fake rice.
Get a lighter, burn a handful of rice. If it catches fire and smells like burnt plastic, just know that you have the fake rice.
Second Step: Water
Test
This one is straight forward and easy. Get a glass of cold water. Pour a tablespoon full of raw rice in the glass and stir. If the rice goes to the bottom, it is all good and your rice is original. If it floats at the top, be careful because it means it contains ‘plastic rice’ which is dangerous. Don’t it.
This one is straight forward and easy. Get a glass of cold water. Pour a tablespoon full of raw rice in the glass and stir. If the rice goes to the bottom, it is all good and your rice is original. If it floats at the top, be careful because it means it contains ‘plastic rice’ which is dangerous. Don’t it.
Third Step: Boiling test
Observe the rice. If it starts forming a thick layer at the top of the pot, it is a ‘’plastic rice’.
Observe the rice. If it starts forming a thick layer at the top of the pot, it is a ‘’plastic rice’.
Fourth Step: The Mold Test
Boil the rice. Leave it in a warm place for like 2-3 days. If mold does not appear in a few days, your rice is fake and should not be consumed. It will not get mold because plastic is not affected by the weather or temperature.
Boil the rice. Leave it in a warm place for like 2-3 days. If mold does not appear in a few days, your rice is fake and should not be consumed. It will not get mold because plastic is not affected by the weather or temperature.
Fifth Step: The Hot Oil Test
Just take some of the rice drop into some real hot oil. If it is plastic, it will melt or stick together or stick at the bottom of the pan.
Just take some of the rice drop into some real hot oil. If it is plastic, it will melt or stick together or stick at the bottom of the pan.
Sixth Step: The Mortar And Pestle Test
When molding a few grains of rice with a mortar and pestle, if the powder gives a quite white colour, you are good to go but it has a yellow discoloration, your rice must be fake.
When molding a few grains of rice with a mortar and pestle, if the powder gives a quite white colour, you are good to go but it has a yellow discoloration, your rice must be fake.
I urge us not to keep this information to ourselves. Inform others about the circulation of these fake rice imported into Nigeria from China.
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