Food Additives: Types, Advantages and Disadvantages
Discover the impact of food additives on your health and learn how to make informed choices about what you eat.
Category: Food Science
Food Adulteration: Examples, Types, Effects and Detection Techniques
"Comprehensive notes on food adulteration - causes, types, detection, and prevention strategies. Get educated now."
DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT IN FOOD
What is moisture content? Any water included in a food product is considered to have a moisture content. Many factors, including ambient moisture from the...
Health benefits and Deficiency of Vitamin D
What is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is a pro -hormone. It implies that vitamin D becomes a hormone in our body. It is a fat-soluble vitamin...
Functions and Deficiency of Vitamin C
Vitamin C is a water-soluble compound commonly known as ascorbic acid and ascorbate which is present in citrus and other fruits and vegetables as well as being available as dietary supplements. The formation of collagen in bones, cartilage, muscles, and blood vessels depends on vitamin C, which also helps the body absorb iron.
Fermented Alcoholic Beverages: Jaand, Raksi and Japanese Sake
Fermented alcoholic beverages are quite popular worldwide since thousand years for the purpose of drinking, entertainment, refreshment, nourishment and for religious purpose as well. It...
Vitamin B12
Introduction Vitamins B12, also known as Cobalamin, is one of the eight Vitamins B. It is water-soluble which plays a vital role in the normal...
Minerals: Functions, Classification, Sources, Recommended daily intake
Minerals are naturally occurring homogenous inorganic compound having a definite chemical composition and specific internal structure. The mineral Halite, also known as rock salt is...
Brewing : Beer making Process
Brewing is a beer production process which can be obtained by using basic ingredients like water, malted barley, hops and brewing yeast for the fermentation....
Lipids : Definition, Functions, Structure and its derivatives, Optimal Recommended Dietary Lipid intake
An excess amount of lipid intake causes fat deposits on the wall of arteries and leads to heart diseases. Therefore, according to the dietary reference intake (DRI), a healthy adult should include 20 to 35% of fat from total calories of food.