Indian fisheries and aquaculture is an important sector of food production, providing nutritional security to the food basket, contributing to the agricultural exports and engaging about fourteen million people in different activities. With diverse resources ranging from deep seas to lakes in the mountains and more than 10% of the global biodiversity in terms of… Read More »
Ash refers to the inorganic residue remaining after either ignition or complete oxidation of organic matter in a foodstuff. A basic knowledge of the characteristics of various ashing procedures and types of equipment is essential to ensure reliable results. Two major types of ashing are used: dry ashing, primarily for proximate composition and for some… Read More »
India ranks second in terms of fruits and vegetable production in the world, As per National Horticulture Database published by National Horticulture Board, during 2014-15 India produced 86.602 million metric tonnes of fruits.Fruits containing high moisture contents and nutrients are perishable in nature. Due to improper cold chain infrastructure, about 16 percent of fruits of… Read More »
The protein content of foods can be determined by numerous methods. The Kjeldahl method and the nitrogen combustion (Dumas) method for protein analysis are based on nitrogen determination. Both methods are official for the purposes of nutrition labeling of foods. While the Kjeldahl method has been used widely for over a hundred years, the recent… Read More »
Getting food delivered right to your door (or anywhere else you might happen to be) is easier than ever. In fact, you don’t even need to dial a restaurant’s phone number to order food with all the incredible on-demand food delivery apps available nowadays.This post would be primarily focusing on Food Delivery Apps In Bangalore,India.… Read More »
Central Food Technological Research Institute, abbreviated to CFTRI, is one of the 40 national research laboratories in India, set up by of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). It was opened on 21 October 1950 in Mysore, Karnataka. C.F.T.R.I. Mysore. The center also has extended resource centers in Hyderabad, Lucknow and Mumbai, rendering… Read More »
INDIANS waste as much food as the whole of United Kingdom consumes – a statistic that may not so much indicative of our love of surfeit, as it is of our population. Still, food wastage is an alarming issue in India. Our street and garbage bins, landfills have sufficient proof to prove it. Weddings, canteens,… Read More »
Remember that test we all had to take back in school that was supposed to let you know what job you might be well suited for one day? World is full of coolest jobs, what you need to do is – just to find one and grab that before anyone does.So if you are interested… Read More »
The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an examination that primarily tests the comprehensive understanding of various undergraduate subjects in engineering and science. GATE is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven Indian Institutes of Technology (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) on behalf of the National Coordination Board… Read More »
Have you ever wondered why do many of the prepared food materials taste sour?Why do salad or pickles taste so nice?Is there any flavouring agent for this purpose?There are so many questions and there is only a single answer to all these questions. The flavouring agent which causes a sour taste in many of the… Read More »