Analysing the policy space for the promotion of healthy, sustainable edible oil consumption in India.

Objective: To identify opportunities and challenges for the promotion of healthy, sustainable oil consumption in India.

Design: We use a framework for policy space analysis which distinguishes between policy context, process and characteristics.

Setting: We focus on the Indian edible oils sector and on factors shaping the policy space at a national level.

Preparation of poly(lactic acid) from Prosopis juliflora and incorporation of chitosan for packaging applications.

The biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA) materials, environmentally friendly alternatives to petroleum-derived plastics, and fermentative production of optically pure lactic acid from cheap raw materials have aroused interest among researchers in the recent years due to its high potential for packaging applications. In this study, we have experimented for the lactic acid production using Lactobacillus delbrueckii MTCC 911 with Prosopis juliflora as a substrate for fermentation. As a result, 38.

Active compound diffusivity of particle size reduced S. aromaticum and C. cassia fused starch edible films and the shelf life of mutton (Capra aegagrus hircus) meat.

In the present study, mathematical models were used to examine the effect of active compound diffusion from edible film (supplemented with S. aromaticum and C. cassia) on the microbial, physical and chemical quality of mutton stored at 4 and 10°C.