Why Choose Guires's FRL as Your Food Product Development (FPD) Consultant and Partner?

There are several options in almost every product area in today’s market, and the difficulty is in coming up with unique items that stand out and connect with customers. Guires Food Research Lab (FRL) takes a holistic approach to creating food and beverage products. We define, demographically target, and build effective goods through a sequential process for category selection and comprehension. The client can visit the lab to learn the process. We offer unlimited rounds of revisions to ensure customer satisfaction. The final product prototype, along with the documentation process, including the video (through email), will be shipped to the client, and in case the client is not satisfied with the video, a food technology consultant will visit the place for the product demo at the client’s costs.

What are the different forms that you deliver the Food Product Formulations?

The food industry is witnessing a new form of consumption. Keeping that in mind, we can formulate the products in the form of ready-to-eat, ready-to-drink, ready-to-mix, ready-to-serve, and ready-to-cook food products. We use ingredients that offer an added value to the development and improve its indulgence and sustainability in terms of its functional ingredients, plant-based food dyes, and natural preservatives with a clean label.

What are the sectors Food Research Lab cover?

We cover a wide range of sectors such as soups, sauces and dips, chips, tortillas, dry beverage powder, plant-based products, masalas, puddings, instant mixes and many more.

How is sensory testing been carried out?

Our sensory examination leads to the precise formulation and recipe recommendations. We develop data-driven design models based on sensory research and customer insights. The fact-based design methodology used by Guires reduces risk and gives our clients market confidence while cutting development time in half. With our dedicated sensory lab facility, our team takes satisfaction in creating and optimizing successful products in the marketplace, generating a favourable return on investment, and developing brand advocates.

The FSSAI’s take on novel food - Guires Food Research Lab

21 Apr

The FSSAI’s take on novel food

by Food Research Lab

in Regulation Updates

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The FSSAI defined Novel food for the ease of communication for regulatory purposes. According to the FSSAI, novel food can be defined as food that may:-

Not yet have been consumed in India,
Consist of a component or its derivative which is not yet consumed in India,
Have been processed and manufactured by an innovative process that can change the composition, size or structure of the food or its components, further altering its nutritional profile, properties, or the concentration of undesirable substances. The process may not have been used in India before.

Novel food falls under the category of non-specified food and should be assessed as safe for human consumption by a scientific body. The regulatory process for novel foods in India involves a safety assessment by the Scientific Panel of the FSSAI, which evaluates the safety of the novel food based on the available scientific evidence. If the safety of the novel food is established, it can be approved for consumption in India [1].