Watermelon is a great summer fruit, but recently there have been some cases in which people felt ill and even died after eating watermelon. Whatever may have been the reason behind this, but after this many types of claims started being made on social media like chemical color is injected into the watermelon. The truth behind this has been told by the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
You will also see many influencers telling that if the color of the water turns red after putting watermelon in water, it means that synthetic color has been injected into it. Due to such myths, people stop eating watermelon due to fear. If you also believe in these things, then know what FSSAI has to say about this.
injecting color into watermelon
Often you must have heard on social media or around you that to give a vibrant red color to the watermelon, red dye is injected into it. According to FSSAI, it is not possible to do this. In fact, he says that when you inject dye into a watermelon, it cannot spread completely inside. Due to this, dark red colored marks or spots will be formed at the place where the injection has been given.
High expenses are also the reason
In watermelon season, its production is very high and there is demand in the market. In such a situation, if you talk about injecting red color into watermelon, then it is not logically possible. Actually, the first thing is that this will increase the expenses significantly. It is not possible to inject water into watermelons in such bulk. This will also require more labour.
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watermelon will start rotting
The idea of injecting a watermelon is also not entirely correct because when you inject a needle into the watermelon, the bacteria will enter the watermelon along with it. Because of this, watermelon starts rotting quickly. Its taste may deteriorate. In this way, the claim of injecting color into watermelon is not true at all.
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Watermelon, a treasure trove of nutrients
In this way, you can make watermelon a part of your diet without any fear and get its benefits. US Department of Agriculture According to , watermelon contains approximately 91 percent water. Apart from this, many nutrients including calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, fluoride, vitamin C, folate are found in it.
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