Verse 17.10
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत् । उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम् ॥ १७.१० ॥
जो भोजन अधपका, रस रहित, दुर्गन्ध युक्त्त बासी और उच्छिष्ट है तथा जो अपवित्र भी है, वह भोजन तामस पुरुष को प्रिय होता है|
Those people who strive on darkness and evil, eat foods that are impure, often stale and tasteless, rotten, lacking in freshness, and generally unfit to use during Holy offerings to Me.