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Varities
Paan has various forms and flavours. The most commonly found include:
Tobacco (tambaku paan): Betel leaf filled with powdered tobacco with spices.
Areca nut (paan supari, paan masala or sada paan): Betel leaf filled with a mixture of coarsely ground or chopped areca nuts and other spices.
"Sweet" (meetha paan): Betel leaf with neither tobacco nor areca nuts, the filling is primarily coconut, fruit preserves, rose petal preserves (gulkand) and various spices. It is also often served with a maraschino cherry.
Trento (olarno paan): Has a taste like betel with a minty aftertaste. Eaten along with fresh potatoes, it is served in most Indian restaurants.
Varities
Paan has various forms and flavours. The most commonly found include:
Tobacco (tambaku paan): Betel leaf filled with powdered tobacco with spices.
Areca nut (paan supari, paan masala or sada paan): Betel leaf filled with a mixture of coarsely ground or chopped areca nuts and other spices.
"Sweet" (meetha paan): Betel leaf with neither tobacco nor areca nuts, the filling is primarily coconut, fruit preserves, rose petal preserves (gulkand) and various spices. It is also often served with a maraschino cherry.
Trento (olarno paan): Has a taste like betel with a minty aftertaste. Eaten along with fresh potatoes, it is served in most Indian restaurants.
Effects on Health
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) regards the chewing of betel-quid and areca nut to be a known human carcinogen. The main carcinogenic factor is believed to be areca nut. A recent study found that areca-nut paan with and without tobacco increased oral cancer risk by 9.9 and 8.4 times, respectively.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) regards the chewing of betel-quid and areca nut to be a known human carcinogen. The main carcinogenic factor is believed to be areca nut. A recent study found that areca-nut paan with and without tobacco increased oral cancer risk by 9.9 and 8.4 times, respectively.
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