Category: Standard

Low calories sweeteners or non-nutritive sweeteners are the substances which gives a sweet taste to food or drinks providing few or no calories.

Of all the fatty acids, omega-3 and omega-6 are considered as essential fatty acids since these cannot be synthesized in the body. The dietary sources of omega-3 and omega-6 are as under:

Additives can be used in food for various purposes. In Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, 27 functional classes of additives are defined with their technological purpose. For example, a food additive may be used as an antioxidant, acidity regulator, colour, emulsifier, preservative, stabilizer, sweetener, thickener etc.

Yes, when food additives are used at recommended levels as prescribed in Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, they are considered to be safe for use.

Yes. One can use two or more fortified foods in daily diet.

The degree of saturation of fatty acids in a fat affects the temperature at which the fat melts. Generally, the more unsaturated the fatty acids, the more liquid the fat is at room temperature (at around 25 °C). In contrast, more the saturated the fatty acids, the firmer the fat. So, Sunflower oil is liquid […]

Food additives must be listed in the statement of ingredients by their class name followed by the name of the food additive or the food additive number, for example, Colour (Caramel I) or Colour (150a). Enzymes and most flavourings (or flavour) do not need to be named or identified by a food additive number and […]

No, it’s not mandatory to mention both expiry date as well as best before date but for few products like packages of Aspartame, infant milk substitute and infant foods instead of Best Before date, Use by date/expiry date shall be given.

A proposal for fixing the limits for Trans Fats to be not more than 5% by weight in Refined Vegetable Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Table Margarine, Mixed Fat Spread and Vegetable Fat Spread is under consideration of the Authority.

Food allergens like peanuts, tree nuts (e.g. cashews, almonds, and walnuts), fish, milk, eggs, Cereals containing gluten (e.g. wheat, oats, barley, rye), Sulphites must be declared.

The consumer can get the details of manufacturer by using the license number given of label using Licensing and Registration portal at FSSAIs website.

The details onpermitted additives and their limits for infant foods specified in 2.1.19 i.e Foods for infant nutrition of the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. These regulations are available in FSSAI website www.fssai.gov.in for everyone at free of cost.

If sugars have been added to the product (rather than being naturally present in foods, for example fruit or milk), then this will be included in the ingredients list. Words such as sucrose, glucose, fructose, maltose, honey, syrup or ‘fruit juice concentrate’ normally indicate that these ingredients have been added for their sweetening properties.

Yes. You can consume fortified foods too as per your diet. However, the total level of each nutrients should not cross Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) as prescribed by ICMR.

Yes. A person with obesity can also consume fortified staples.