Types of tea-Introduction Before reviewing the types of tea, let us see some basics. TEA: Tea is one of the widely consumed ancient beverage in the world. Tea is an aromatic beverage made by mixing… Read More »Top 6 Types of Tea | Benefits and Processing
What are Probiotics and Prebiotics? Probiotics are live microorganisms that are beneficial to health. They are found in foods like Fermented dairy products and other dietary supplements. The examples of fermented dairy products are- Yogurt,… Read More »Probiotics and Prebiotics | Info about Probiotic beverages
The population of the world is increasing at a fast pace and in turn overcrowdedness and lack of sufficient food increase. Asia has 4,641,054,775 people as per 2020 data. This population consumes grains, pulses or… Read More »Imitation milk and Imitation dairy-based beverages
The types of beverages are clearly defined and explained on the basis of below flow chart- As in the previous post on the definition of beverages, we know that Beverages are specific liquids… Read More »Types of beverages
What are Beverages? Beverages are defined as any fluid which is consumed by drinking. These liquid are essentially developed for human consumption. Beverages quench thirst, have stimulating effects and their consumption is pleasurable.… Read More »What are beverages | Status of Indian beverage Industry
What is Food Technology Food Technology can be defined only by understanding the Food Science. Food Science is the study of principles of food processing & physical, chemical, and biochemical nature of foods, etc.by applying… Read More »The Ultimate guide to Food technology for beginners: Best tips for 2021
Crude Fiber definition- After fat extraction from a food sample, we get a fat-free sample. Now when we treat that fat-free sample with any acidic or alkaline media, some part of the fat-free sample is… Read More »Determination of crude fiber (CF) in food sample
We will see how to calculate crude fat in a food sample using the Soxhlet apparatus. What is Crude Fat- When we use any solvent for the extraction of fats from any compound, we may… Read More »Determination of Crude Fat in food products using Soxhlet apparatus
iPATE 2020|CII iPATE Exam 2020–Registration, Exam Date, Syllabus, Preparation details for Food Technologists CII ( Confederation of Indian Industry) has launched its portal for the upcoming exam iPATE 2020. iPATE stands for Industrial Proficiency Aptitude… Read More »iPATE 2020 | CII iPATE Exam 2020 – Registration, Exam Date, Syllabus, Preparation for Food Technologists
Food Colorants A food colorant is any substance that may be added to a food or drink to change its color. Colors also play a vital role in making our food look appetizing. However, lots… Read More »Interesting facts about Food Colorants
You might have heard the very famous nursery rhyme in which “Little Miss Muffet” eating curd and whey. We know cheese is made by squeezing the curd after draining the separated and leftover whey. Though,… Read More »Say Cheese !! Very easy Cheese Basics- Interesting info about Cheese
Myths about yummy chicken nuggets & TBHQ Chicken Nuggets may be our favorite food due to its taste, meaty texture and fried nature, but we all know that chicken nuggets don’t contain the only boneless… Read More »Myths about yummy chicken nuggets & TBHQ
Kjeldahl Method for crude protein Estimation Crude protein vs true protein Crude protein– It is also called Total Protein, i.e, it is the total protein content present in the food sample. It is… Read More »Kjeldahl method- Determine Crude protein content in food products
When we incinerate a food material, it is left to ashes. The ashes mainly contain the minerals that were present in the food sample. Also, we know that minerals are inorganic in… Read More »How to calculate Total Ash Content in a food sample?
This post can be helpful to those who are appearing for the ITC Limited selection procedure for Internship from any college campus. More specifically, it can be directly relevant to the NIFTEM Btech or Mtech… Read More »ITC Limited Interview questions for Foods Division Internship with complete procedure
In our previous post 2- Fundamentals of Meal Planning we have seen general aspects of Meal planning. However, there are other factors that should be considered while meal planning, and these factors may vary… Read More »Important Factors to be considered during Meal planning
Generally, in haste, we buy what we feel to eat despite any pre-planning. We also don’t consider what nutrients those foods will provide. If we know the basics of meal planning, we can spend… Read More »Fundamentals of Meal Planning
What does Nutrition mean to us? It is a science dealing with DAM of food i.e. Digestion, Absorption, and Metabolism of Food. DAM will lead to the synthesis of essential nutrients for Maintenance, growth,… Read More »1- Importance of Nutrition and Dietetics in our Society
What is a Supply Chain? The supply chain involves all the stages in fulfilling a customer request. A customer wanted to buy detergent. He went to a retailer and bought. The retailer actually obtained… Read More »Very basic introduction to the Supply chain with example
With the advancement of food technology and new processing techniques in the world, controlling safety and hygiene measures has become quite easy. Growing demands for meat-based products compel the food processors to step ahead and compete in… Read More »Process Technology for Humane Slaughtering of Cattle for Food and By Products
