For many Indians, millets bring back memories of traditional family meals and recipes passed down through generations. Yet over the years, rice and wheat became the dominant staples on our plates, while...
We come across scary news items in media about milk quality describing the various harmful chemicals being added to milk or the milk itself is made using chemicals. This creates terrible fear in minds of...
What if your food packaging could do more than just protect what’s inside? Imagine a package that can monitor freshness, detect spoilage, track its journey through the supply chain, and even communicate...
What if the biggest challenge of the future isn’t producing smarter gadgets, but producing enough food? As the global population races toward 9.7 billion by 2050, agriculture is under immense pressure to...
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...
Milk is considered a complete food as it contains proteins of high biological values, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals required for good health. Milk has been part of our diet for years. Your mom would...
Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian variety). As a cereal grain it is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world’s human population, especially in Asia. A cereal is any...
Proteins are essential nutrients for all animals including humans for the growth and maintenance of body. Proteins are found in all cells of our body. It is the major structural components including muscle, bones...
Ice creams have always been a go to treat for many people may it be children or elderly people. We have always been indulging in ice creams especially in summers but the real lovers of ice cream would enjoy it even in...
Vegetarians and vegans are cautioned that they may lack adequate protein in their diet. However, it is possible to plan well for vegans and vegetarians to get all nutrients including proteins. Some plants foods like...
More recently, consumers are looking for plant-based food products. Health professionals have been saying that people are eating too much of meat and animal based foods. This is especially the case in the western...
If asked in a crowd of 100 what foods they crave, 99 people will be able to list down at least a couple of items without hesitation. This is not surprising at all. A food craving is an intense desire for a specific food...
An egg is that ingredient which is most versatile, with this single ingredient you can prepare many kinds of dishes. The most important part of egg is that it is packed with protein, fat-soluble vitamins, minerals and...
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