Silver Foil On Sweets: You must have seen a lot of sweets with silver work in the market. From cashew katli to other sweets, it is used to make it beautiful. These sweets look beautiful by applying silver foil. People eat it only with sweets. However, some people say that one should avoid eating silver-worked things. Some people call it non-vegetarian. Let us know what is truth and how silver work is prepared?
How is silver work made?
Silver work i.e. silver foil, in fact, very thin sheets of silver are used in this. Which looks like aluminum. It is prepared by expert craftsmen. So that it can be kept very thin, which does not cause any harm by eating. It is made by beating non-bioactive pieces of silver. After making it, it is kept on the paper pages with great care, so that they are not broken. These works are so thin that they start breaking just by touching them.
Is silver work harmful?
Actually some people mix things like cadmium, nickel, aluminum and lead in making silver work, due to which it harms health. Such work is available cheap, which is injurious to health.
Is there non veg in silver work?
Some people say that there is non-veg in silver work. In such a situation, many people avoid eating sweets made in the market or marriage, on which silver work is applied. Actually, the reason for this is some such videos going viral on social media which show that ‘silver work’ is beaten by placing it in the middle of animal’s leather. Due to which the elements of non-veg come in it.
Animal use has been banned
Animal use for making silver foil has now been banned by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), but still, if you suspect adulteration in silver work, then you can check it. Keep the silver work in the fire, if a small metal like metal comes, then it is real. On the other hand, if it smells like fat, then understand that it is not vegetarian.
Disclaimer: ABP News does not confirm the methods, methods and claims mentioned in this article. Take these only as suggestions. Before following any such treatment/medication/diet, consult a doctor.
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