Food waste index report 2024
<p>The world wasted an estimated 19 per cent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to this new report by the UNEP.</p>
<p>The world wasted an estimated 19 per cent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to this new report by the UNEP.</p>
By not setting standards It is not that the country
Commercial interests determine content The oil we eat is essential for our body to function. We cannot do without it. Thus it is important to understand its chemistry. It is agreed that healthy oil is one which has less saturated fat, more monounsaturated fat (mufa) and polyunsaturated fats (pufa) is balanced between the two. It should also be rich in omega 3, 6 and 9 fatty acids (see box
In the 1970s, when concern about the link between saturated fats (like butter, lard, tallow) and heart diseases started growing, experts suggested a shift to unsaturated fats, which are in the liquid form. But the food-processing industry needed semisolids, for products like cakes and biscuits, for which they partially hydrogenated oil. Hydrogenation is the addition of hydrogen atoms to break
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 includes specific standards on edible oils giving broad specification for different oils. The act allows two different oils to be blended and sold. The specifications do not lay down guidelines on fatty acid composition of different oils. There are specifications for vanaspati. Companies can mix any quantity of any
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September 24, 2004: Union health ministry
Which cooking oil is best for us? Why do I ask? Are we not bombarded with advertising messages telling us there is a healthy oil that is good for the heart? They talk of monounsaturated fatty acids
Time to rely on yield within the country by Sucha Singh Gill
The number of hungry people in the world swelled by 40 million to touch the 923-million mark in 2008, chiefly due to higher food prices. More people could be pushed into hunger if the ongoing financial and economic crisis continues, a United Nations body has warned.
G.S. MUDUR New Delhi, Feb. 3: The levels of dangerous transfats in vegetable oils sold in India remain unregulated more than a year after a government panel had recommended standards for these hazardous fats, a non-government agency said today.