Importance of Food Quality and Nutritional Analysis Services in Chennai
Quality is defined as the totality of features relevant to the ability of a product to fulfill its requirements (ISO 2005) NABL Food Testing Lab . Food quality is the quality characteristics of food that is acceptable to consumers. The concept of food quality should be consider - The different demands of the manufacturer & consumer - The surveillance and the legislative bodies - Economic and ecological & issues associated with food quality Factors contributing towards quality of food • Nutritional value • Appearance • Color • Taste • Odor • Adulterants • Contaminants (Physical, Chemical & Microbiological Nutrient testing service means any substance normally consumed as a constituent of food: • Which provides energy; or • Which is needed for growth and development and maintenance of healthy life. • A deficit of which will cause characteristic bio- chemical or physiological changes to occur Proximate analysis of foods refers to det...