It is precisely because auricularia auricula is widely favored by people that it has naturally become the target of counterfeiters' profit.
Recently, Helan County Market Supervision Administration seized a suspected case of producing and selling fake auricularia auricula in Hongqi Village, Xigang Town.
At the scene, law enforcement officers found that there were a large number of semi-finished products that looked like black fungus in the courtyard, and immediately blocked the scene.
during the investigation, law enforcement officers also found that there were a large number of raw materials stored in the houses in the hospital. After questioning the suspects of counterfeiting, it was known that the raw materials were ground vegetables.
fake raw materials: groundsel
groundsel, also known as auricularia auricula, is an algae plant that looks like auricularia auricula, and it is for this reason that it has become the first choice for vendors to make fake auricularia auricula.
Starch and amylase are mixed in a certain proportion to make a "fattening agent".
Then put the raw materials into the "fattening agent" to soak and cook, so that the groundsel "transformed" into a high-value auricularia auricula.
that night, nearly 6 Jin of raw materials seized at the scene were all seized and sealed by law enforcement departments, and the case is under further investigation and handling.
so how can you tell the difference between true and false fungus?
If you want to distinguish whether there is any fake fungus, you should first understand the characteristics of natural fungus: the natural high-quality black fungus is thin and dark in color, with light white fuzz on the back of the ear, and the ear is also called "ear tendon"; Dry goods are complete, dry and loose, with few impurities, light feel and no salty, sweet and astringent taste; Strong water absorption (5 grams of dried auricularia auricula can absorb 5 ml of water). After water absorption, the meat is tough and elastic, and the volume can increase by more than 1 times.
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Look closely
Good quality auricularia auricula looks black and glossy, and its back is slightly gray; Adulterated auricularia auricula, the color of the ear surface is dull, and there is "small frost" hanging on the back of the ear. Some of them have the same color on the front and back, and the pieces are stuck and curled to form a lump, which feels heavy and hard.
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Touch
Auricularia auricula with good quality, and touch it by hand, which is dry and light in weight; The adulterated and fake fungus has a moist feeling and a heavy weight, and some even weigh more than twice as much as normal fungus.
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Taste
Put the auricularia auricula in your mouth and taste it carefully. The natural auricularia auricula has basically no taste. If the taste is abnormal, it may be suspected of counterfeiting and adulteration. Salty ones are added with salt, sweet ones with brown sugar, and astringent ones with magnesium sulfate or copper sulfate.
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After soaking
auricularia auricula in water, the quality can also be judged according to the water absorption. High-quality auricularia auricula has strong water absorption. After water absorption, the meat is tough and elastic, and its volume can increase by more than 1 times. However, the adulterated auricularia auricula has poor water absorption, and its volume can only increase by 3~5 times after water absorption. In addition, the inferior fungus, the water after water hair is more turbid than the water soaked by normal fungus.
In the face of counterfeiting, sometimes it's really impossible to prevent it. You can't do it without a little food knowledge, especially if you really have to master some doorways to distinguish the so-called high-priced "health-keeping" ingredients. I hope everyone will pay more attention in their daily lives and don't spend money to buy food at a loss.