Milk has been an important human nutrient source for a thousand years. Milk is a complete balanced food that provides complete nutrition in a balanced proportion and is rich in fats, milk proteins, vitamins and minerals. However, the safety of milk has always been challenged due to illegal use of preservatives and adulterants such […]
In the food industry, chemicals are routinely used to sanitize and disinfect product contact surfaces. These chemicals provide a necessary and required step to ensure that the foods produced and consumed are as free as possible from microorganisms that can cause foodborne illness. Prevention is the name of the game. What are these chemicals, […]
Food packaging is an essential part of a company dealing with food products. Good packaging not only prevents the food from spillage but also has many other advantages. It protects the product from agents like temperature, water, dust, etc and hence conserves the quality of food. Packaging is an important and innovative source of […]
The food processing sector in the country has been showing spectacular growth over the last decade. There are huge opportunities for ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook food products in the country. Women are not confined to the kitchen and are emerging as home managers. Food outsourcing is acquiring momentum across the country. Food movements have also […]
What is Frozen Food?
Freezing food preserves it from the time it is prepared to the time it is eaten. Since early times, farmers, fishermen, and trappers have preserved their grains and produce in unheated buildings during the winter season. Freezing food slows down decomposition by turning residual moisture into ice, inhibiting the growth of most bacterial […]
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has defined guidelines for  “Best Before” and “Use By Date” label of food products. Also, it has clearly delineated how to label this information on packaged food products under Packaging and Labelling regulations, 2011.
“Best before†is the date on the label that indicates the end of the […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has set the nutritional benchmarks of food items used in social sector programmes such as ICDS, PDS and midday meals, such as rice, wheat flour, milk, edible oil and salt.
Food fortification helps combat malnutrition through staple food items. The government is trying to push such […]
As consumers become more mindful about what they eat, ‘calorie’ count is the new ‘MRP’ for packaged food products. Traditionally, nutritional information is printed on the back of a product pack, while MRP (maximum retail price) is used as the unique selling proposition for the price-sensitive consumer.
Now, to engage with the new-age, calorie conscious […]
Food laboratories will reopen in three districts — Bharatpur, Bikaner and Banswara. Health department has given the principal approval for setting up such laboratories. Apart from the three laboratories, health department has also approved setting up of public health laboratories in Churu and Jalore.
Presently, six existing laboratories a, located in Jaipur, Kota, Jodhpur, Udaipur, […]
Rice is a staple food for much of the world. Rice is most commonly eaten in many Asian countries. Having study rice plants that can withstand diseases and other factors will have great consequences for many countries. A bacteria might be able to help rice affected by fungus, as a study suggests.
Rice could be […]