Paprika is one of the popular spices in the daily processing of Vietnamese dishes. However, for profit purposes, many establishments have produced fake paprika, causing great harm to users' health.

To avoid buying fake peppers, chili contaminated with toxic chemicals, you should keep in mind some of the easiest ways to distinguish the following:

Color

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Odor

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Put in water

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Pack

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Harm of fake peppers

  • Fake peppers are harmful to the liver, stomach and intestines.
  • Preservatives in paprika are likely to cause cancer.

Do you know?

The 'spicy' essence is not a taste, like salty or sweet or sour, but spicy is a feeling of pain .

Human eyes, skin or nose may also feel 'spicy' because capsaicin in chili or pepper will burn cells on the human body.