India Food Stats

Food composition datasets (FCDBs) or food composition tables are resources that provide detailed food composition data (FCD) on the nutritionally important components of foods. A list of International FCDBs can be found on the National Food Institute - Technical University of Denmark's (DTU) website and in this Cronometer article . Similar to other official national nutrition databases , the National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) in Hyderabad publishes food composition data for various foods in India.  The first Indian FCT was brought out in the year 1937.  Since then NIN has been constantly updating the compositional database of Indian foods. The Indian Food Composition tables (IFCT 2017) provides nutritional information on 151 discrete food components for 528 key foods. Key Links: Concise version of Indian Food Composition Tables, Nutritive Value Of Indian Foods (IFCT, NVIF-2017)   GitHub Repo CSV data on GitHub via Flat Viewer tool View Table on Google Sheets ...

During a recent deep dive into  Breads category of the India database of Open Food Facts  - the 'Wikipedia of food', I analyzed 47 products (with known nutrition facts as of February 23, 2024). 44 of these products received a Nova Group grading of 4, indicating Ultra-Processed Food (UPF) status , the red alert for unhealthy choices! 32 of these breads show Palm oil as an ingredient on the packaging. Most of the remaining cloak themselves in the vague term 'Edible Vegetable Oil'. The data, which has been obtained from Open Food Facts and subsequently cleaned up, is available on GitHub in CSV format . To make it easier to slice and dice the data, view the above data on Github with the Flat Viewer tool : Any one column can be pinned to make data easier to analyze while scrolling. Data in all columns can be sorted as well. Slide through the numbers on the graphs to filter the records with numerical data or type keywords in case of textual data. Click on the Clear Filters l...

FSSAI has published a book titled Common Tests for Detecting Adulterants with Rapid Testing (DART)  that can be read online or downloaded as PDF (42 pages). This book provides tests to detect common adulterants, including artificial and toxic colors, as well as extraneous substances intentionally or unintentionally added to various common household food types, such as: Milk and Milk Products  Oils and Fats Sugars and Confectionery Food Grains and its Products Salt Spices and Condiments Fruits and Vegetables Beverages

Eno is an over-the-counter antacid brand. Its main ingredients are sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate and citric acid. In India, it is sold as a Proprietary Ayurvedic Medicine by GSK. The ingredients listed on the packaging are - Svarjiksara (Shudh) and Nimbukamlam (Shushkam) According to Steris Pharma which sells a Eno-like Ayurvedic product called GASOSTRUM JEERA and has similar ingredients, here's what their Sanskrit meanings denote: Svarjiksara is also known as purified or processed borax. It is a white crystalline substance derived from borax and is used in Ayurvedic medicine for its therapeutic properties. Svarjiksara is believed to have antacid, digestive, and detoxifying effects. "Nimbukamlam (Shushkam)" could potentially mean dried lemon. Lemons are used in Ayurveda for their digestive and detoxifying properties.  Leveraging his expertise as a hepatologist,   Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips , aka "The Liver Doc," tackles misconceptions surrounding alternat...