Plastic rice looks very similar to regular rice but is loaded with chemicalsPlastic rice is made up of chemicals like phthalates that can hamper your hormonal and reproductive system. Once they enter your system there might be very little you can do to get it out of your system.
Fortunately, there are some simple ways you can identify plastic rice from real rice at the comfort of your home. Here’s how you can without using chemicals:
Here are the five simple tips by which you can identify plastic rice:
1. The Water Test:
Take a glass of water, drop a tablespoon of raw rice inside, and stir it for some time. and if the rice float at the top then it is considered as plastic rice, because rice doesn't float on the water.
2. The Fire Test:
Take a hand full of rice and burn it using a lighter. and see whether the rice releases the plastic smell or not.
3. Hot Oil Test:
Take some rice and drop them into a very hot oil. if it's plastic rice, it will melt and stick together at the bottom of the vessel.
4. The Fungus Test:
After boiling the rice, put some of it in a bottle and leave it for 3 days. if mold does not appear, then your rice is fake, Plastic rice will not grow mold in any weather conditions.
5. Boiling Test:
While boiling the rice, if it contains plastic rice it will start forming a thick layer at the top of the vessel.