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Antioxidants and their laboratory testing
Antioxidants are substances that aid in the protection of the body from damaging molecules known as free radicals. Free radicals can be produced naturally in the body or obtained from external sources such as pollution, cigarette smoke, and some...
“The Importance of Microbiology Testing in Industrial Manufacturing”
What is microbiology testing? Microbiology testing involves the identification or enumeration of microbial load in food and its allied industries or medical devices. This testing is foremost essential for various industries, including healthcare,...
Ethylene oxide is a potential silent killer
Ethylene oxide is a potential silent killer present in your food and agriculture products and medical devices; therefore, it needs to be scaled down in your consumable items as per regulatory bodies. However, ethylene oxide is a manmade organic...
Limonia Acidissima (Kath Bel): The Exquisite Wood Apple with Nutritional and Medicinal Benefits
India is blessed with a diverse range of fruits, vegetables, and natural products, among which one particularly tantalizing fruit stands out. If you're looking to beat the heat and feel refreshed this scorching summer, indulge in a homemade icy...
Clay is used for a lot more than Skin Care
Clay minerals have been used for centuries for their therapeutic properties in the traditional Indian system of Ayurvedic medicine. Clay minerals have a unique ability to absorb toxins and impurities from the body, which makes them useful for...
The Adverse Health Effects of Refined Oil
Unveiling the Truth about Refined and Cold-Pressed Oils When it comes to adopting a healthy lifestyle, one of the first considerations is the type of oil we use for cooking. With a wide range of options available, such as virgin oil,...
World’s most luxurious mushroom is Cordyceps Sinensis
Introduction Ophiocordyceps sinensis is a fungus belonging to the Ophiocordycipitaceae family. It was previously known as Cordyceps sinensis and is commonly called a caterpillar mushroom or entomopathogenic fungus. Cordyceps species are reported in...
Bamboo shoots and its products
A fairy tale of green gold One of the diverse agroclimatic regions in India is home to a thriving, varied, and commercially significant bamboo species. Which has a great impact on our healthy lifestyle by providing shelter, furniture, food,...
How wild fruit and vegetables are beneficial for a healthy lifestyle
There are thought to be 350,000 different plant species in the world, and 75,000 of those are thought to be edible by most people. Most of these are limited in their exploration and act as a hidden supply chain to partially fulfill the food...
Discover the Nutritious Value of Millet Grain: A Staple Food for 10,000 Years
Discover the Nutritious Value of Millet Grain: A Staple Food for 10,000 YearsMillets are a group of diversified, small, and varied round seeds, whole grains, or cereal crops cultivated throughout the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa. They all...
Introducing New Tests Parameters
At Cultivator Phyto Lab, we are committed to providing our customers with the highest quality testing services to meet their evolving needs. We are proud to announce the launch of our latest test services, which are designed to help our customers...
Types of Sampling Methods and Their Impacts on Test Reports
Introduction Three components of analysis of any test parameter have crucial impacts on your test reports through the cascade of sampling technique, sample preparation, and sample analysis. The first step is the sampling procedure, which is one of...
Sensory analysis is the compelling scale of food products
Background of Sensory test The crunchy sound and spicy, sour-salty, creamy texture of a French fry make you crave food products, and this is the best formulation that evokes sensory perception to consume food articles. In this way, food industries...
Olive Oil Production and Olive Oil Testing in India
Olive is one of the oldest cultivated plants and is native to Italy and the eastern Mediterranean Basin. It is an evergreen with an average height of 6 to 9 meters and can survive in dry climates with high temperatures, temperate, cool dry climates...
Saffron is the Most Expensive Spices in the World
Why saffron is the most expensive spice? Saffron carries the world’s most expensive food additive seasoning, which is derived from the stigmas of a purple flower of Crocus sativus Linnaeus, a member of the botanical family Iridaceae. Others refer...
Triphala is one of the world’s oldest medications
Introduction One of the most ancient polyherbal medicines ever discovered for the treatment of human multi-alignment is Triphala. It is formulated with the blending of three vital dry fruits, each in an equal proportion (1:1:1) of Amla (Emblica...
Biofilm challenges for food manufacturers
A brief overview Biofilms are an umbrella protection of one or more types of microorganism communities that are enclosed together by a matrix-bound of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). This attachment of microorganisms to any contact...
Detection of Mineral Oil in food products and their harmful effect on public health
mineral oils are a mixture of a complex and diversified compound of saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons known as mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) and mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons (MOSH), Mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons (MOAH) fall under the category of poly aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) while PAH is well established as a cancer-causing agent.
Food fortification
A brief introduction to food fortification Food fortification is one of the major public health concerns to mitigate mass malnutrition in societies. In the present scenario, governments and other agencies very well understand that without a...
Seaweed; A great scope for nutraceutical food
On the way to finding smart food Now, these days, a concept has developed to eat well for a healthy future and future generations, which creates great awareness among healthy aspirant consumers and leads their culinary activity toward a better...
How to Check Cow Ghee Purity—Here’s All you Need to Know
Be it cooking or its use in Ayurvedic medicine, desi ghee has been used in India for centuries. It not only adds to the taste but is used as a cure for numerous ailments in India. Almost everyone uses ghee. However, there are very few people who...
A Quick Laboratory Testing of Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
The constant improvement in our lifestyle is pushing the demand for various off-season fruits and fresh vegetables. But processing these products is adversely affecting the yield and quality. Insecticides and pesticides are generally used in the...
How Water Is Used As An Adulterant In Food Products
Water adulteration is not only limited to milk, but is also used in alcohol, soft drinks, and other beverages. Fruit juice products are added with dilution water to increase volume. It is one of the most serious frauds for getting economic benefits, especially if poor quality water is added to fruit juice to cause serious health issues for the consumer.
Most Common Food Preservation Techniques
Food Preservation Food is any substance that is consumed to provide nutritional support for an organism. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or...
Ayurvedic formula development for new drugs
Ayurvedic Medicine Testing services for heavy metals, purity of the herbal drugs, and bio-burden or microorganism contamination for your herbal drug development.