Showing posts with label Crucial Information. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crucial Information. Show all posts

14 June 2023

Anti-nutritional properties of food

What are you aware of regarding the substances in food that prevent your body from absorbing nutrients? 

Saponins, tannins, phytic acid, gossypol, lectins, protease inhibitors, amylase inhibitors, and goitrogens are the main anti-nutritional components present in edible crops. Due to decreased nutrient bioavailability, antinutritional substances interact with nutrients and are the main cause of worry.

source:https://www.botanical-online.com/en/food/antinutrients-characteristics

8 June 2023

Food Act No. 26 of 1980.

Food with SLS, you cannot claim that the product contains hazardous chemicals.
Because there are numerous restrictions on the addition of ingredients 👇 

There is a Food Act No. 26 of 1980 in Sri Lanka. In Sri Lanka, several facets of food production, import, export, sale, labeling, and quality requirements are governed under the Food Act No. 26 of 1980. With this law, customers in Sri Lanka will have access to food that is both safe and of high quality.

The Food Act No. 26 of 1980 has several important clauses, including the creation of the Food Advisory Committee, whose mission is to advise the government on issues pertaining to food standards and safety.