Synthetic adulterants, not ‘animal fat’ in ghee used for Tirumala laddus: SIT reaffirms South First’s reports

Synopsis : More than a year after Chandrababu Naidu claimed that animal fat was used in the making of Tirupati Laddus during the YSRCP tenure, reports continue to affirm that no laboratory test has conclusively confirmed animal fat in the ghee used for the world-famous prasadam. The SIT identified palm oil, palm kernel oil, palmolein, and various chemicals such as beta-carotene, acetic acid esters, and mono- and diglycerides as adulterants used to simulate pure desi ghee.

More than a year after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu claimed that animal fat was used in the making of Tirupati Laddus during the previous YSRCP government’s tenure, multiple documents and official reports continue to affirm that no laboratory test has conclusively confirmed animal fat, like lard,