Did you know that a person has about one kilogram of calcium in the body? Yes, it’s true but the calcium is mostly found in the bones and very little in the blood. Besides being needed for bone growth calcium is also needed for functions like neuromuscular excitation, blood coagulation, and membrane permeability. The good […]
Archives for August 2016
Food Industry This Week – New Launches & Acquisitions
Snapshots of Food Industry News Nestle launches Care grow- breakfast cereal for children Nestle has launched Care grow which is a ready-to-cook breakfast cereal for growing toddlers. According to industry estimates, the country’s breakfast cereal market is growing at the rate of 22 percent and major food manufacturers want a share of this pie. Though […]
Daily requirement of dietary fibre and safe intake
Dietary fibre is described as the residue of the edible part of plants and other similar carbohydrates that are neither digested nor absorbed in the small intestine in humans but tend to be completely or partially fermented in the large intestine. Dietary fibres include polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, lignin and associated plant substances. Organic acids (butyric acid) […]