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Food Wastage  is one of the most devastating problems that we need to deal with right now. Even during this crisis of COVID-19, the food wastage is still there. In India itself, the amount of food waste produced is a very large amount. If the number of waste products can be reduced then the problem of starving can be deal within itself. India is one of the major producers of food all over the world with being in 1st position in the production of wheat, fruits and vegetables, and many more commodities. But still, many don't even get to eat two times a day. So basically they are starving, and what do the so-called 'knowledgeable' people do? They end up throwing food that they don't like in the bins, thus producing 'food wastage'. Well, this practice is not only followed in India but also in other countries. According to stats from all over the world, a total of 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted globally each year i.e. one-third of the food products produced f...

Have you ever notice when you bite a warm jalebi (Indian sweet), it fills your mouth with sweetness, but when you bite a jalebi taken out of the refrigerator, its sweetness decreases and it doesn’t have the same sweetness as before. Ever wonder why this happens, what happened with the sweet taste of food… does it gets diminished or what? Does the sugar change its forms when cooled down or some other reaction happens? Well, let’s move to the answer to all these questions. Well, it is not like sugar changes its structure or it reacts with other molecules to form something totally different. The amount of sugar (sweetness) remains the same even when we cool down a warm sweet. What happens is that as we cool down the food the delectability of sweetness decreases in human i.e. we found refrigerated food less delicious in term of sweetness. Now there are many types of neuron cell’s present inside our body. The cold food has some effect on neuron cells. Since sweetness ...

It is a well-known fact that a healthy body and a healthy mind both results in better functioning of the body including the digestion of food. Our digestive system is responsible for breaking down the food and convert it into smaller particles, so small that they can easily be absorbed by our body and further be converted into energy. But how one can have healthy digestion? Well, one answer is that one must have a healthy body in order to have healthy digestion. The other answer is that the food we eat also influence the digestion. For instance, dietary fibre, which is carbohydrates and is not digestible by our body enzymes, plays an important role in the process of digestion - as a catalyst. So it is important to add fibrous food in our diet to improve our digestion. Let’s go through food which improves the digestion This contains mainly the plant food as plant food are rich in fibre and must be a part of everyone’s daily diet. Whole Grain: Whole grains such as Ra...

In the previous article we talked about the chitosan film being a wonder solution for food packaging industry and there I talked a little about the Chitosan/biopolymer films and said that in next post I will write a detail article regarding the chitosan/biopolymer films. So, here I am with detail article regarding the chitosan/biopolymer films. For those who didn’t read the earlier article please go through it for better understanding regarding this post. For those who didn't read it please   Click here . Biopolymers as we know has many characteristics such as biodegradability, non-toxicity, biocompatibility due to these many characteristics biopolymers can be combined with chitosan to fabricate the film. This film will have combined characteristic of both the chitosan as well as biopolymer used. Researches were carried out on this and many were successful. Biopolymers like polysaccharide. Proteins, extracts, organic acids, etc. can be used with chitin to form films...

As we are moving forward the problems related to environment are increasing and one of the major issue faced by food industry is packaging. The impact of packaging on environment as well as on food are well known. Due to the presence of petroleum based chemicals and bisphenol A, the non-biodegradable packaging might be toxic in nature and can contaminate the food as well as water. So it is best to find an alternative to such problem. There are many alternatives such as edible packaging, biodegradable phenols, biodegradable starch blends, etc. but today we are going to talk about Chitosan a compound used to make all these films, which is derived from chitin after deacetylation. It has earlier being used in many industries such as medicines, environment, bioengineering, etc. due to its properties. Chitosan has excellent properties of antimicrobial activity, nontoxicity, biocompatibility, biodegradability, chelating capability, etc. Why I said it’s a solution for packaging in...

As we are advancing forward new and new food pattern is revealed, some are really game-changer and some are same as old but with little more added value. People have started inclining towards a vegetarian diet as they are understanding the side effects animal diet have on the environment. Land consumption to greenhouse gasses to the amount of protein provided all these factors matter when one choose their food in this world. Well, a new alternative came up which provide quality protein, emit less greenhouse gas and also consume less land for cultivation but whether public of different countries accept this alternative or not it is still not decided. Well let’s talk about this new alternative, this new alternative for protein are insects. But how come insect become this new alternative, well according to some journals and also some research papers insects have a high amount of protein and average of 40% and up to 70% on a dry weight basis. It also has a high amount of minerals and...

Ever wonder what happens after the crop is harvested, what actually farmers do before this harvested crop reaches your home and how these perishable items are able to stay the way they are without being spoiled. Well, we never ask ourselves all these questions on regular basis, but when we do we always found these questions difficult to answer. So let's take a look at what practices farmers and collecting units do before the product reaches our home. Generally what farmers and collecting unit do is known as post-harvest treatments. Now a question will arise in your mind that what is post-harvest... well post-harvest is the stage just after the harvesting the crop during this stage the produce can spoil and losses might happen. As for post-harvest treatment, these are some treatments which help in increasing the storage or marketable life of the crop. These treatments include temperature control, use of chemical, gases, etc so that the product storage as well as marketable life i...

As the name suggests blueberries are the perennial flowering plant berries which have a peculiar blue or purple colour. These berries have a slightly sweet taste with a bit of acid which gives it its unique flavour. But there are a hundred types of blueberries and their flavour vary from type to type. Some taste sour and some taste sweet but the majority of blueberry tastes sweet. Blueberries are one of the wonder fruit that is present on this planet. Even though they cost a little more when compared with fruits such as apple, mango, banana, etc. but their properties support their cost. Blueberries have powerful health benefits, having a nutritional profile consist of high fibre, vitamin C, vitamin K and manganese. Health benefit of blueberries consists of their antioxidant properties which are believed to be best among most of the fruits consumed. This antioxidant property helps in reducing the risk of chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer (for ...

Hey Guys, In this post, we are going to discuss some interesting facts about why people in India choose raw food materials over-processed or minimal processed ones. In India people usually prefer Raw Food, ever wonder why... Why they prefer Raw food like fruits and vegetable over something which is easier to serve such as dried fruit or vegetables. Even though the processed food has a longer shelf life and after being cooked taste the same as Food cooked using the Raw food material. Still, people go for Raw food products. There are many different reasons for such, So let's see what they are ↓ Amount of food processed Have you guys ever wonder these potato chips, juices, achar, etc. processed product you consume to consist of what % of total food in India. Well in India only 2-4% of the total produce (fruit and vegetable) is processed so with this little amount of processed food available when compared with 76% of raw produce available which one will u choose. Well, obviously ...