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Manbeena Chawla

Doctors & Nutritionists
Can fermented foods spike immunity?

Can fermented foods spike immunity?

Fermented foods have long been an important part of human diet since ages in almost every cuisine, worldwide. Numerous studies have established a clear link between consumption of fermented foods and a boost to the

Food
Why Food Industries must promote healthy and sustainable diets?

Why Food Industries must promote healthy and sustainable diets?

Even well before the onset of the pandemic, food systems within a huge developing country like India faced enormous challenges in achieving equitable access to healthy, nutritious, sustainable and balanced diets for all. Now, COVID-19

Nutritionals
Beating Cancer with Onco-nutrition

Beating Cancer with Onco-nutrition

Cancer has been hailed as the Emperor of all Maladies, as it afflicts millions of lives every year and is attached with economic burden and social stigma. Cancer is an amalgamation of genetic mutations caused

Technologies
Nano intervention in food packaging

Nano intervention in food packaging

The preservation of edibles for maintenance of their shelf-life is of paramount importance to ensure food safety and security, and is attracting more attention during the days of COVID-19, as quality of food has become

Interview
“New gen machines offer improved environmental credentials, higher filling speeds and enhanced energy efficiencies”

“New gen machines offer improved environmental credentials, higher filling speeds and enhanced energy efficiencies”

SIG, the leading Switzerland-based aseptic packaging provider, has recently announced the global launch of its new product, the family-size carton pack combivita. Designed to meet the changing needs of the beverage industry, the product will

Interview
“Next Meats’ plant-based products will hit the shelves in Delhi NCR and Bangalore by March”

“Next Meats’ plant-based products will hit the shelves in Delhi NCR and Bangalore by March”

Japanese plant-based meat company, Next Meats has recently stepped into the Indian market in partnership with New Delhi-based startup Vegan Meat India. The Japanese firm plans to open a lab and manufacturing unit in India

Ingredients
Is Ayurveda industry growth impacted by quality of ingredients?

Is Ayurveda industry growth impacted by quality of ingredients?

The use of herbal medicines including Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani (ASU), phytonutrients or nutraceuticals have been continuously expanding across the world. The world is, now, increasingly relying on herbal food supplements as a primary source of

Allied Industry
F&B startups- Scaling Insurmountable Challenges

F&B startups- Scaling Insurmountable Challenges

Startups form an integral part of India’s business outlook and have mushroomed in the last decade. Despite the government’s initiative, a majority of the startups face a lot of hardships due to various factors. In

Food
’Raking-in the Dough’  with healthy bakes

’Raking-in the Dough’ with healthy bakes

Recent years have borne witness to consumers demanding healthier baked goods. Demands for sugar-free, high fibre, gluten-free, whole wheat, millet-based foods are seeing rising demands. The organised sector as well as the unorganised sector has

Research
Eating watermelon regularly may help promote health: Study

Eating watermelon regularly may help promote health: Study

Although more research is needed, favourable effects on lipids/lipoprotein metabolism are emergingAccording to a new comprehensive review of the scientific literature on watermelon by Illinois Institute of Technology in the US, eating watermelon regularly may help promote