India Food Stats

Most snack packets are only worried about ONE thing: Making sure you finish the pack in one sitting. Image: Open Food Facts But the snack brand Let's Try goes the extra mile with a Statutory Warning for its "Krunchy" Dabbang Masala on the back of the pack: Not recommended for children below 12 months and pregnant women. That’s right. While other chips are busy shouting “CRUNCHY!” and “CHATPATA!”, this packet is quietly side-eyeing babies and expectant mothers like a concerned auntie at a family function. The most likely culprit? The flavour enhancers (INS 621 & INS 635) — better known as Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) and its tasty cousins. They’re the reason the snack tastes so moreish… and also why the packet suddenly developed a maternal instinct. It’s oddly wholesome, in a “we want you to enjoy this, but not too early in life” kind of way. Although the pack lists Monosodium Glutamate under Allergen Information, MSG is not an allergen according to food regulators (FDA,...

Chitale Bandhu is a well-known Indian brand specializing in traditional sweets, namkeens (savory snacks), and dairy products. Headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, the company has grown from a modest family enterprise into a brand with a significant presence across India and in international markets. Early Roots (1939) The story begins in 1939 when Late Shri Babasaheb Chitale (also referred to as Bhaskar Ganesh Chitale) established a dairy business in the village of Bhilawadi in Sangli district, Maharashtra. Facing challenges in his earlier life, including the impact of the 1918 pandemic on his family circumstances, he moved to Bhilawadi, an area with abundant milk production. He began selling milk and dairy products such as curd and chakka , initially supplying them via the railway network to retailers in Mumbai. Founding of Chitale Bandhu (1950) In the mid-1940s, Babasaheb’s sons—Late Shri Bhausaheb Chitale (Raghunathrao) and Late Shri Rajabhau Chitale (Narsimharao)—shifted focus to P...

Walk into any MedPlus pharmacy and you’ll likely spot Eatrite Ragi Squares (Chocolate flavour) proudly displayed right at the front — right next to the protein bars and multivitamins. The branding screams “wholesome goodness”: 54% ragi flour (a super millet loaded with calcium, fibre and all those desi-health-hero credentials). Perfect for the calorie-conscious Indian who wants to feel virtuous while snacking, right? Not so fast. Take a closer look at the front packaging and you’ll see cute little chocolate slabs staring back at you, practically winking at anyone with even a mild weakness for cocoa. Yet when you check the actual ingredients, the product contains more sugar than cocoa powder. Images: OpenFoodFacts Here’s the reality check: Ragi flour: 54% → genuinely impressive Refined sugar: 10% → that’s a solid 1 in 10 parts of the product Chocolate cream filling: a whopping 25% (which itself brings even more sugar, milk solids and vegetable fat) Cocoa powder: just 3% So yes — there’s...

Pringles are engineered potato crisps : perfectly uniform and stackable. Image: Open Food Facts ; click on link for ingredient analysis While working at Proctor & Gamble, chemist Fred Baur (1918–2008) reinvented potato chips by creating uniform "crisps" (only 42% potato per ingredients analysis) using dehydrated potato dough pressed into hyperbolic paraboloid shapes for even crunch and stackability, solving 1950s chip inconsistencies. Baur spent two years developing these saddle-shaped chips but could not make it palatable. Although Baur designed the shape of the Pringles chip, it is P&G researcher, Alexander Liepa's name that is on the patent as he worked on it further and improved its taste. Gene Wolfe, a mechanical engineer and author known for science fiction and fantasy novels, helped develop the machine that cooked them. Baur's pride in his Procter & Gamble innovation led to his 2008 partial burial in a Pringles can. In the US, FDA rules from the ...

Gopal Namkeen's 250g pack proudly declares that there are 620 non-GMO peanuts inside! Because nothing says 'premium snack' like counting every single peanut and bragging about it 😄 It's like the company is winking at you: "We didn't just fill the pack – we hand-counted them for your entertainment!"

Dates are quite the energy providers! Dates are primarily carbohydrates, making up about 75% of their mass . Within these carbs, you'll find a good chunk of sugars, around 63% , and also a fair bit of dietary fibre, about 8% . The main sugars present are monosaccharides like glucose (23–30%) and fructose (19–28%) , with only a negligible amount of sucrose. They contain  less than 1% fat , and provide about 2% protein . Dates also pack in some important minerals. A 100-gram serving is considered a rich source of potassium (22%  of the Daily Value ) . They're also a moderate source (10–19% DV) of pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, magnesium, and manganese . Despite their sweetness, dates have a relatively low glycemic index (GI) in the range of 38–71, with an average of 53 . Their glycemic load (GL) is also low, averaging at 9 for a serving of three fruits (27 grams) . There are reportedly 250-400 date cultivars and varieties.   A cultivar (cultivated variety) is a plant v...

Makhana - a gluten free, vegan snack  Image - Open Food Facts Fox nuts  also known as Gorgon nuts or Makhana, are a nutrient-rich, seed snack similar to popcorn. Makhana has higher protein content & lower glycemic index (better for blood sugar control) than popcorn.  Both raw and fried Makhana are fairly rich in essential amino acids.   Euryale ferox, the aquatic plant that produces the seeds grows in ponds and wetlands. It has been cultivated for its edible seeds for centuries in China, India, and Japan. Archaeobotanical evidence suggests it was a popular wild food source in the Yangtze region during the Neolithic period, and has even been found among artifacts from the Acheulean culture, 750–790,000 years ago in Israel. Imagine eating something that our ancestors enjoyed so long ago! The processed snack is popular both within India and increasingly in international health food markets. Superior grade Makhana is creamy white in color, free of reddish spots and ...

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