This is how you can distinguish between artificial and real eggs!

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New Delhi: The news of fake foods making their way into the market has alarmed everyone in the country.

Recently, 'artificial eggs' made out of plastic have been found selling in the markets of Kolkata.

The sale of fake eggs came to light after a woman complained about eggs which smelled of plastic upon cooking to the civic body and consumer affairs department.

And this could be termed as a case of food scandal, posing a serious health risks to consumers.

So, it is very important that one knows how to identify the artificial eggs made out of plastic.

Here are some ways through which you can easily distinguish between fake eggs and the real ones:

• The white and yolk of fake egg quickly mixes together after cracking it unlike the real ones.
• Fake eggs have slightly shinier, harder and rougher shells than the real ones.
• Fake eggs also have a rubbery linning inside the shells.
• You will hear sloshing sounds when you shake a fake egg as liquid will flow from the solid agent.
• The real eggs smell like raw meat while the fake ones doesn't smell at all.
• Cracking a real egg lightly will generate a crisp sound when compared to a fake egg.
• And lastly, the fake eggs doesn't attract insects like ants and flies like the the real eggs does.