Synthite to introduce plant-based dairy alternative
Synthite the largest manufacturer and exporter of value-added spices, oils, and oleoresins — has entered into the manufacture, sales, and distribution of branded plant-derived nutrients and plant proteins. The company has set up Pfoods Pvt. Ltd, a food-tech joint venture with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and PMEDS, a US-based nutraceutical company. The company […]
Antibiotic drugs on livestock cut carbon in soil and affect climate
Researchers at the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have found that grazing by livestock leads to lower carbon storage in soil compared to grazing by wild herbivores. In a study conducted in the Spiti region of the Himalayas and which was published in Global Change Biology, CES researchers found that […]
IISc researchers use novel method to detect adulterants in milk
By analysing deposition patterns after evaporation, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a low-cost and effective method to detect adulterants in milk. Existing methods like lactometer and observing changes in the freezing point of the milk is limited and other approaches are costly. The method was designed by the postdoctoral researcher, Virkeshwar Kumar […]