Milk has been an integral part of our lives, and we have different variations to enjoy it. Masala milk during festivities, haldi milk to recover from a cold and cough, kesar, badam or rose-flavoured milks to...
Food packaging plays a crucial role in meeting consumer demands, facilitating a wide product variety in supermarkets. Traditional packaging is often single-use, discarded after use, and while convenient, it...
ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION: ORS was developed in the 1960s, showing that sugar helps in the absorption of salt and water, crucial for treating dehydration. It was found during the 1971 Bangladesh crisis of...
Bakery products have been enjoyed for long by everyone. Bread and flat bread or roti have been part of our meals for ages and continues to fill our stomachs with many other foods of animal and plant origin...
What does Healthier baking really mean? Is it just the reduction of fat, and sugar and the inclusion of coarse grains? Or is there more to it? Today’s definition of healthier baking has expanded from...
During the COVID-19 pandemic and its eventual lockdown enforced on the world, Dalgona coffee due to social media trends, made its way to every house. The rarely heard name in the Indian households was very...
Cooking is an important part of our daily life. We all love and enjoy cooked food, whether prepared in a home kitchen or by professional chefs in a restaurant kitchen. We are often puzzled by the changes...
In a world where food waste contributes to environmental degradation and resource depletion, upcycling offers a sustainable and innovative solution to this problem. Upcycling food waste involves transforming...
The word “flavor” is abundantly used in our daily conversations, bringing up ideas of rich, vivid experiences that extend beyond the simple act of eating. A substance’s flavor includes its...
There is a lot of news about processed foods containing chemicals. Some are telling us that we should only eat home-cooked food and others are telling us that use only organic grains and fruits and vegetables...
The Western Ghats region of India is home to an incredible variety of plant species, each with its own unique story to tell. One such plant is Kokum, a tree that has captured the attention of many due to its dense...
Dahi, a popular fermented milk product is consumed across the country in different forms as curd, lassi, chhaas or other products made from dahi, like misti doi and shrikhand. Conversion of milk to dahi is an important...
Meat and poultry are important components of human food. Human being consumes meat & poultry for thousands of years. Preservation of these highly perishable products is of major concern. Freezing is an excellent way...
India is home to vibrant and diverse cultures. Festivals are celebrated here in a colourful manner with lots of fervour. Sweets are an integral part of not only these festivities but also birthdays, marriages...
Millets are considered to be crops that would be among the important ones in the future because they can resist pests and diseases as well as could tolerate and grow under harsher environmental conditions in arid and...
Health professionals have been emphasising that Indians need more dietary fibre and proteins with less fat, sugar and salt in their diet, the industry also started offering many food products with lesser fat, sugar and...
Bread has been made for a long time and is not very difficult. All one requires is wheat flour, yeast and water with maybe some salt. The ingredients are mixed into a nice dough and the dough is allowed to leaven. Once...
Coffee is the most popular beverage consumed all over the world. Younger or older, everyone enjoys drinking coffee as it refreshes our mind and makes feel energetic. The morning is incomplete without a hot cup of coffee...
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