Q. Does gold foil have real gold?

Answer

In honest set of terms, a gold foil must have real gold. That is, a gold foil must be composed of 91.7% real gold. However, there are two types of gold foils, the first one is called the Real Gold Foil, while the second is the Imitation Gold foil. It is just like real gold jewelry and imitation jewelry. Real gold foils contain gold, while imitation gold foils are made up of different metals and it is polished to give the look of gold. Imitation gold foil is made up of copper, zinc, and brass. India has a culture of putting gold foils on delicacies. Imitation gold leaves must never be used for this purpose and only real gold foils must be used for decorating eatables.