A Solution to Effortless, Tasty, and Nutritious Mochis Mochi is a traditional Japanese sweet treat made from glutinous rice that has been pounded into a sticky, chewy, and slight gummy dough. The word "mochi" comes from the Japanese verb "motsu" which means "to pound", and this process of pounding the rice is what gives [...]
For the upcoming Ramadan, we are thrilled to announce a limited-time offer on two of our most sought-after and top-performing products — our delectable Season-aid™ and mouth-watering TenderMax™. These products have been carefully crafted by our Innovation Technologists at our Innovation Centre to bring out the best in your product range. As a food [...]
What is Food Seasoning? By definition, seasoning is the process of enhancing food with a particular flavour or taste by adding a mixture of salts, spices, and herbs. The combination of these ingredients creates deep, balanced, and flavoursome food. It enhances the aromas and tastes of food making it delectable and even more mouth-watering. [...]
Obesity has reached an ‘alarming level’, said experts. According to the National Health and Morbidity Survey, NHMS, the obesity rate in Malaysia has spiked from 14.0% in 2006 to 19.7% in 2019. The cause of this escalation is due to imbalanced diet intake, fast food, sugary treats, and supersized portions. Obesity is serious as [...]
How to Make Plant-Based Patties? To nail the perfect texture of a plant-based patty is challenging — because of the difference in properties between meat and vegetable protein can often cause it to fall apart during cooking — and fall apart in your palate. It is also difficult to get plant-based ingredients for patty making [...]
Plant-based meat substitutes such as Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat are increasingly popular day by day for good reasons. Not being left behind, this trend has also emerged in Malaysia and Singapore. In the last couple of years, we can see more meatless meat menus across popular brands, including KFC, Kyochon, La Juiceria Superfoods, [...]
Sugar is one of the biggest health enemies and high intakes of it can cause it to become major contributors to obesity and diabetes. An individual's high sugar intake can largely be caused by on the consumption of exceedingly sugar-sweetened beverages. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in recent years, Southeast Asia has [...]
Alginate, A Natural Hydrocolloid Alginate, A Natural Hydrocolloid Alginate, A Natural Hydrocolloid Alginate, A Natural Hydrocolloid What is Alginate? Alginate is a natural hydrocolloid extracted from brown seaweed. It is one of the most versatile hydrocolloids as it is able to provide viscosity, gelling [...]
Dietary Fibre and Obesity Did You Know WFH Spiked the Obesity Rate? The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many of us to work from home (WFH). Being homebound has changed our daily eating habits while being less active. Many of us tend to snack more than ever and rely on home [...]
What are Spice Oleoresins? Spice oleoresins are the concentrated extracts of spices obtained through solvent extraction. They represent the total flavour of the particular spice in question — as extracts are rich in compounds capable of providing aroma, taste, colour, and pungency — making oleoresins additives of interest to the food industry. Some of [...]
