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Sustainable Packaging: A Green Chemistry Approach

Sustainable Packaging: A Green Chemistry Approach

Naveen Kulkarni, Founder & CEO, Quantumzyme There is no denying the fact that plastic is a necessary component of the packaging business. In recent years, the use of plastic in food and beverage packaging has

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Decoding Food Labels: The Key to Success for Indian MSMEs

Decoding Food Labels: The Key to Success for Indian MSMEs

Rashida Vapiwala, Founder, LabelBlind In India, the food processing industry is an important segment within the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. According to the Annual Report 2020-21 of the Ministry of MSMEs, the

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Milk polar lipids for improving infant feeding formula – a promising area for research

Milk polar lipids for improving infant feeding formula – a promising area for research

Arun Kedia, Managing Director, VAV Life Sciences Human breast milk is the gold standard when it comes to the early nutrition of neonates. However, breastfeeding may not always be possible for some mothers for various

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The evolving landscape of evidence-based nutraceuticals

The evolving landscape of evidence-based nutraceuticals

Dr Dilip Ghosh, Director, Nutriconnect Over the last few decades, a new health paradigm has emerged that places an emphasis on diet, nutrition and health maintenance. Nutraceuticals are an innovative concept and an umbrella term

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Why Adopting Tribal Food Habits Makes Sense

Why Adopting Tribal Food Habits Makes Sense

By Pritee Chaudhary, Director – Western Region, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Tribes are the first sons and daughters of Mother Nature. Their instinct to survive and wisdom to live life had

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Zeroing-in on Efficacious Human Milk Processing Tech

Zeroing-in on Efficacious Human Milk Processing Tech

Sarah M Reyes, PhD, Scientific Liaison and Consultant, Human Milk & Clinical Research, Prolacta Bioscience With mounting evidence that an Exclusive Human Milk Diet (EHMD) provides improved outcomes for premature infants in hospital neonatal intensive

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What makes India one of the most micronutrient deficient countries in the world?

What makes India one of the most micronutrient deficient countries in the world?

Dr Nikhil Bangale, Head – Medical Affairs, Consumer Health Division, Bayer India Hidden hunger, also known as micronutrient deficiencies (MiNDs), is the umbrella term used to represent the lack of essential vitamins and minerals required

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Why the Future of Spices must be Sustainable?

Why the Future of Spices must be Sustainable?

India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices in the world. We produce about 11 million tonnes of spices, out of which only about 15 per cent is exported with the rest being

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Synthetic Biology: Changing the Way You Grow and Eat Your Food!

Synthetic Biology: Changing the Way You Grow and Eat Your Food!

Suraj Nair, Lead (TechSprouts), Ankur Capital How do we feed 10 billion people by 2050? Sounds simple enough? Produce more food, right? Sadly, it isn't as straightforward as it seems. Agriculture is one of the

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An Alternative Dairy Perspective of India

An Alternative Dairy Perspective of India

Yashvanthraa Mohanraj, Founder & CEO, Progo Foods Amod Ashok Salgaonkar, Co-founder & COO, A2S2 Enterprises The Indian subcontinent is currently experiencing the emergence of a novel plant-based food industry inclusive of plant-based dairy and its yogurt