India Food Stats

The Price Monitoring Division of the Department of Consumer Affairs tracks retail and wholesale prices of the following 38 essential commodities from 574 monitoring   centres across India - Rice Wheat Atta (Wheat) Gram Dal(Bharat Dal Adjusted), Gram Dal Tur / Arhar Dal Urad Dal Moong Dal Masoor Dal Sugar Milk  Groundnut Oil  Mustard Oil  Vanaspati  Soya Oil  Sunflower Oil Palm Oil  Gur Tea Loose Salt (Iodised) Potato Onion Tomato Bajra (whole) Jowar (whole) Maida (wheat) Ragi (whole) Suji (whole) Besan Desi Ghee Butter (Pasteurised) Eggs Brinjal Black Pepper (whole) Coriander (whole) Cummin Seed (whole) Red Chillies (whole) Turmeric (powder) Banana The Food Commodity Price Dashboard , created by IndiaSpend.com, monitors daily retail prices of 22 key food commodities across States & UTs of India  and presents it through charts for easy understanding. IndiaSpend automatically fetches and processes the latest available data each evening, allowin...

High cocoa prices have triggered a wave of “reformulations” — the industry’s polite term for recipe changes across the U.S. chocolate market. The familiar “milk chocolate” label (a term regulated by the FDA) is quietly being replaced by the more flexible “chocolate candy.” Over the last decade, climate change has added six extra weeks of extreme heat every year to most West African cocoa-growing regions. The result? Declining yields and rising prices. Major players like Nestlé have saved more than $500 million by adjusting recipes in response to the cocoa and coffee price surge. To cut costs, companies are swapping cocoa butter for vegetable fats, using compound coatings, and adding emulsifiers like E476 (polyglycerol polyricinoleate) to stretch limited cocoa supplies. Others are bulking up bars with sugar or chunky add-ins or even switching to cheaper beans and different manufacturers. Chocolate Standards: A Global Contrast U.S. (FDA): Milk chocolate must contain at least 10% cocoa s...

While undernutrition remains a challenge, a growing global epidemic of overweight and obesity, often referred to as "globesity," is spreading across many regions of the world. Key facts from the documentary: Obesity cases worldwide doubled between 1980 and 2017. By 2030, it's estimated that half the world will be obese or overweight and there could be 250 million obese children globally. As of now, over 2 billion people (adults and children) are overweight or obese . The obesity epidemic is described as the most important international health problem and is spreading in every country; not a single country has successfully halted it. Marketing and structural factors (availability of ultra-processed foods, pricing, advertising) are central in driving obesity, especially among lower-income populations. The steep rise in obesity starting in the 1980s is linked to the food industry replacing fat with processed grains and sugar after public health officials recommended reducing...

Japan’s beloved automaker Suzuki has taken an unexpected turn — straight into the kitchen! In Japan, Suzuki now sells instant Indian curries , each playfully named after its vehicles: Swift: Tomato Lentil Dal Curry Jimny: Brown Chickpea Masala Curry Hayabusa: Daikon Sambal Curry V-Strom 1050DE: Green Vegetable Moong Dal Curry eVITARA: Curry Kabocha (Sambar) This product line originated from the Indian vegetarian meals prepared for the large number of Indian engineers working at Suzuki's headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan, which then became commercially popular. At around ¥918 a pack, the curries have already found fans across Japan. Whether this is clever brand storytelling or just a delicious detour, Suzuki seems to have discovered that there’s more than one way to keep things running hot.

On 25th May 2025, FSSAI has advised Food Business Operators (FBO) to stop using the term “100%” on product labels and ads , calling it ambiguous and potentially misleading under current regulations. Under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, an FBO refers to: "Any person or entity engaged in the manufacture, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution, or sale of food." According to FSSAI, “100%” is not defined under the Food Safety and Standards (Advertising and Claims) Regulations, 2018, and its use can be ambiguous and misleading. The regulator notes that such claims may create a false impression of absolute purity or superiority over other products. Hence, food businesses are required to ensure that all claims remain truthful, clear, and not misleading. Meanwhile, the  Open Food Facts database of packaged food products  shows that several products — from fruit juices and whole wheat flour to atta bread and protein powders — continue to carry “100%...