Food Doctor

It's an all new era of organic foods. Everyone wants to turn to organic fruits, vegetables, and finished products. But we are pretty unaware of what is authentically organic and what is just a false claim. Here are some of the tips you should know to pick the right organic product. 1. Check the label of organic foods. It should contain the logo of "organic" as certified by the FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India). 2. Single ingredient packets should be labelled "produce of organic agriculture." 3. If you find the claim "certified organic" , it means that atleast 95% of the ingredients are of organic origin. This holds true only If the claim is supported with the FSSAI organic logo. 4. A product cannot be called "organic" when less than 95% of the ingredients are certified organic.  However, they can be labelled as "made with organic ingredients" instead. But, if the product  contains less t...

Today whenever you see anything labeled as low fat and no fat products, you may take a run to purchase them without understanding whether you are actually consuming the low fat low sugar product or just being cheated about it??  One such product is our very own childhood obsession, the Ice Cream.. Growing up, we all have ice cream memories, but now we are too conscious of eating them, owing to the growing health awareness!! So alot of companies have taken out the low fat varieties of ice creams!! But are they really low fat? Here are a few guidelines as given by the FSSAI, following which a company may label it's ice creams as low fat Ice creams. 1 . Whenever you see an ice-cream, make sure you read the label. The ingredients list is the first thing which will give you the information about what ingredient is used in what concentration. The first ingredient is used in the maximum concentration, while the rest follow in the descending order ... 2. Secondly,...

As we grow more and more aware of our body needs and upcoming healthy food products in the market, we tend to choose them without too much awareness about its truth. What you see is what you buy.  Products named "whole wheat", "oats", "high Fibre", "low fat", "zero cholesterol", "organic", "natural", "healthy" etc., have become a trend in the market. I can manufacture any product and market it the way I want and you are bund to buy them because I have caught your weak point and labelled it that way.  NO! Lets become more aware of the products.  1. Looking at the Nutritional Label:  The first thing you would at is the amount of calories. No. you may look at them but that is not the only thing you need to control or take care of! Look at more important things such as Proteins, Fibre and other micro nutrients such as vitmains, sodium, calcium, iron, etc. If they have mentioned these, means ...