Camel meat is a relatively lean and nutrient-rich protein source that has been consumed for centuries in various parts of the world, especially in Middle East, North Africa and Mediterranean. The lean meat of camel contains about 78% water, 19% protein, 3% fat, and 1.2% ash with a small amount of intramuscular fat, which make […]
The Miracles of Camel Milk
Camel is one of my favourite animals. One of the privileges living in the Middle East is I can see camels more often here. The picture of camels in this article is taken by myself during our family vacation in Salalah, Oman. There are many benefits of camels, including for transportation and also source of […]
Stunting VS Obesity
“Joint action to prevent stunting and obesity” is the theme for 62nd National Nutrition Day in Indonesia on January 25th 2022. National Nutrition Day or Hari Gizi Nasional (HGN) was started from the establishment of “People’s Food Institute” or Lembaga Makanan Rakyat (LMR) lead by Prof. Poorwo Soedarmo that was also known as “Indonesian […]
Food Additives in Processed Beef Products
A study of food additives composition in commercially processed beef products that were conducted by Mirza Rizqi Zulkarnain, Glorya Pricilia and Yasmina Okinurshabani from Food Technology Department of International University Liaison Indonesia (IULI) has been recently published in Jurnal Teknologi dan Industri Pangan volume 32(1). This study identified the food additives composition of halal and local-based […]
A Novel Food Processing Technology for Better and Safer Food (By: Fransiska Rusli)
Food processing has always been deeply correlated with us whether it is done at home or industrial scale. Food processing, by definition, is the act of transforming agricultural products into directly edible foods. When talking about food processing, it is commonly associated with heat. At home, this means boiling, steaming, frying, or other heating methods. […]
Understanding Eating Disorders (by: Andrean Wangsa)
Due to the rise of fad diets, cleanses, and unrealistic beauty standards, it can, unfortunately, be seen that eating disorders have had an exponential growth. Eating disorders are the first ranked mental disorder that has caused death in people, and the factors can be external (environmental, lifestyle, social), or internal (genetics) [1, 15]. Research has […]