Food Products
Foodstuffs
Rice
Rice (Oryza sativa is the most important cereal crop in the developing world and is the staple food of over half the world’s population. Rice is the most important food crop of India covering about one-fourth of the total cropped area and providing food to about half of the Indian population
Oil
The major use of cooking oil is in frying, where it functions as a heat transfer medium and contributes flavour and texture to foods. One requirement of a cooking oil is that it be stable under the very abusive conditions of deep-fat frying, namely, high temperatures and moisture.
Sugar
A sweet substance that is made up wholly or mostly of sucrose, is colorless or white when pure, is obtained from plants (as sugarcane or sugar beets), is a source of dietary carbohydrate, and is used as a sweetener and preservative of other foods.