Nowadays, in order to save time, people keep kneaded dough in the refrigerator and keep making rotis from this dough and eating it for several days. People going to office or people who have maids working in their homes often do this. But do you know how harmful this habit of yours is for your health. According to health experts, keeping kneaded flour in the refrigerator and then making rotis from the same flour and eating it can cause many harms to your body. You should not eat such a disease-filled morsel even by mistake.
Disadvantages of eating rotis kept in the refrigerator
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If you keep the dough in the refrigerator after kneading it, many types of chemicals start forming in the flour, which can harm health. Therefore, do not keep the flour in the refrigerator for a long time.
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If you keep flour in the refrigerator for 10-12 hours, bacteria start growing in it. There is a risk of food poisoning by eating this type of flour.
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Mycotoxins reach the body by eating flour kept in the refrigerator. These can increase the problem of acidity in the stomach and can also cause other stomach problems.
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Flour kept in the refrigerator starts lacking in nutrition. The taste of such flour changes and there is deficiency of nutrients.
How long should you keep dough in the fridge?
If you are keeping flour in the refrigerator, it should be used within 2-3 hours. If there is any compulsion then you can keep the dough in the refrigerator for maximum 7-8 hours. If the flour kept in the refrigerator turns black or its color changes, then such flour should not be used at all. These are signs of flour spoilage. Always keep the flour covered in a box.
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