In response to rising concerns, the Horticulture Department is planning to organise direct-from-farm sales to make naturally ...

But did you know that eating mangoes, ripened with chemical compound calcium carbide, can lead to serious health consequences. (Also read: FSSAI warns against usage of calcium carbide for ripening ...

Basically, a small chunk of calcium carbide and a little bit of water is placed in a metal milk churn. The carbide decomposes into acetylene and a flame is held up to a small hole in the milk churn.

Fake mango, also called artificially ripened mango, refers to ripening real mangoes using harmful chemicals like calcium carbide or ethephon instead of natural methods. As per experts, every year ...

Despite a ban in place, calcium carbide is widely used for the artificial ripening of fruits, posing many health risks to ...

Hyderabad: As mangoes flood markets this season, health experts and officials are raising concerns over the unsafe ripening ...

Cut it open - Soft outside but pale, rubbery, or bland inside? That's your red flag. Natural mangoes ripen slowly and evenly, allowing natural sugars and thick pulp to develop fully also the reason ...

With the mango season at its peak, the Chittoor district administration on Monday announced the prohibition of calcium carbide (CaC2), which is generally used for the artificial ripening of the fruit.

The alkaline and alkali earth carbides, such as calcium carbide, ave a distinguishing characteristic in being decomposed by water with the evolution of acetylene gas, itself a hydrocarbon of ...

Health Minister for Health C. Damodar Raja Narasimha, who launched the poster, said that the use of banned chemicals such as Calcium Carbide for artificial ripening poses serious health hazards ...

Mysuru: As the mango season peaks, growers are worried due to the sudden price crash. According to growers, compared to the ...