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...
Vada pav has become a global phenomenon. That pav was the earliest western bread that Indians knew when Portuguese introduced it many centuries ago. Indians had their own varieties of bread, both leavened and...
With the onset of 3D printing now you can print your food with the desired texture, flavour, size, and even shape. If you wish for a pizza with your personalized nutritional needs, or chocolate in any...
Presently, mankind is facing the biggest challenge of the growing global population. According to one WHO report, the world population was 7.6 billion in 2017 and will reach 8.6 billion in 2030, which will be...
Food processing has a long history. When people were consuming fruits, vegetables, milk, meat and fish, they found that most of these foods can be stored for short times before they start spoiling. The foods start...
There are several ways to add nutrients or ‘fortificants’ to food products. They can sometimes be added directly to the food before cooking or processing. However, some of the vitamins might be heat sensitive and will...
If you read our previous blog, you’ve learned about fortification and how it can help a large group of people. For those who haven’t read it, fortification is when nutrients are added to food staples to address...
Our blog aims to show how the knowledge of nutrition, applied in food science & technology, could produce healthier food and products.
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