Functional Foods for Infants & Early Childhood

To target infants, our formulation scientists also design and develop new products or reverse engineer the existing product such as instant cereals, juice, and purees made from meats, cereals, vegetables, and fruit. Purees are prepared as single or in a wide variety of combinations. Snack and bakery items, including arrowroot cookies, zwieback toast, and teething biscuits for toddlers and infants. We comply with international guidelines for safety and quality to ensure that ingredients meet strict specifications. We follow processed by hot-fill-hold or retort processes, a conservative thermal process to aseptically processed and packed in plastic, which improve overall quality and convenience.

We develop products using wholesome ingredients that are rich in iron, vitamin D and zinc, omega 3, high fat, vitamin A, whole grains and complex carbohydrates, calcium and protein and formulate toddler milk, drink, or formulas, which are designed to meet their nutritional needs. Protein-packed foods including fish, tofu, chicken, meat, calcium-rich foods, such as whole milk cheese, yoghurt, ricotta, cottage cheese, baby cereal for spoon-feeding, bite-size cereal for self-feeding, whole grain pasta, brown rice or quinoa, lentils, beans and peas, iron-fortified foods such as wheat germ, whole-grain foods, egg yolk, meat and omega 3 fortification including fish, grass-fed meat, tofu, flaxseed, canola oil and DHA enriched yoghurt, cereals and egg. We also adhere to the latest technology and processing method while at the same time maintaining shelf life and an appealing appearance, texture and taste.

Food Research Lab's scientists and formulation experts develop products using natural ingredients or different treatment processing methods and technology based on the requirement. However, we ensure to deliver safe and quality products retaining the best possible natural ingredients during our processing method.

We can formulate the products in the form of ready-to-drink, ready-to-serve, ready-to-eat, ready-to-cook, ready-to-drink, ready-to-mix protein powders, meal replacement drinks, meal kits, low carbohydrate ingredients, sports bars and formulations along with powder form, puffed form, gummies, soft or hard gels, capsules, tablets, syrups, gummies, or sachets containing a concentrated source of minerals, vitamins, or botanical extracts. Our product formulation experts ensure to portray the foods as more enjoyable and riper through hedonic and palatability appeals.

Food Research Lab's scientists and formulation experts develop a highly functional strength product that provides the intended results. We adhere to the international guidelines and formulate our product at the same time meet the dairy-free claim as well. Our formulation experts ensure that the end product would meet the required pH, dispersibility, efficacious dosage, shelf life, glycemic index, desired satiety, mouthfeel, flavour, odor and taste. Through years of expertise and knowledge, we bring in the right solutions that fit your requirements.

Any ingredient incorporated into the formulation needs to achieve its intended function in the human body at the same time and must adhere to safety, product purity (i.e., clean label), and developmental appropriateness. At Food Research Lab, we substantiate this from many different types of investigation, including secondary research for existing ingredients or, if it's novel, publishing the work in reputable, peer-reviewed journals. Data for this will be derived from chemical comparisons and analysis, activities (e.g., ORAC or oxygen radical absorbance activities), testing in animal models, genomic/gene expression studies, in vitro bioassays and, most compelling of all, human clinical testing. Through years of expertise and knowledge, we bring in the right solutions that fit your requirements.

The viability of microorganisms varies depending on many conditions, such as the characteristics of the microorganism, the acidity degree of the product, the storage temperature, and the characteristics of the packaging materials used. We follow quality measures to ensure the products are safe from both the supplier and the buyer's perspectives. We carry out Marker Chemistry (e.g., HPLC, GC etc.), Microbiology tests (e.g., Pseudomonas, Salmonella, Escherichia Coli), heavy metal analysis (e.g., lead, arsenic, cadmium kept below the regulatory limits), Contamination (e.g., metal flakes from machinery), physical characteristics (e.g., powders for tablets must have low moisture content) and stability (e.g., the time for a product from initial production). We use compendium methods (USP and European Pharmacopeia) for an extensive validation process.

We follow a specific set of regulations that a product must adhere to. This includes manufacturing flow chart, solvents, quantitative ingredient lists, physical characteristics, GMO status, certifications, radiations, pesticide/chemical/ residue, contaminants, microbiology, allergens, animal derivation, and safety (Standard Material Safety Data Sheet – toxicity or clinical testing). We assist ensure to clear the ingredient supplier completes clearance through the target country’s regulatory agency prior to its inclusion in formulas. Through our years of experience, our team can speed up the acceptance and inclusion of new material. Our product development team complies with the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act (FDA 2009), DSHEA and the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (Federal Trade Commission 2011), safety and quality food and food supplements guidelines delineated by WHO and the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Our team ensures to use only acceptable ingredients that are found in the International Nomenclature. We also adhere to the local country’s guidelines as per the client’s request, such as for the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW), The Chinese Health Care Association (CHCA), China’s State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) and FSSAI.