Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.), also known as Redgram, is an economically and nutritionally important grain legume crop belonging to the Cajaninae sub-tribe of the tribe Phaseoleae under sub-family Papilionoideae of family Leguminosae. Considering the vast natural genetic diversity in the germplasm and the presence of many wild relatives, India is considered as the primary center of origin of pigeonpea (Van der Maesen, 1980). It is one of the hardy, drought tolerant and important pulse…
Ancient cultures have developed a concrete pallet and sense for foods, as well as many other uses for these products. Many familiar foods we consume today were created in Ancient Egypt. Cereal and bread was a key staple in the diets of the Ancient Egyptian culture, however, they did not solely survive off carbohydrates. The dietary needs of the civilization were also based upon fish, vegetables, hearty meats, and fruits. Much like modern day cultures, the day was based around three square meals.…
Have you ever wondered what exactly is in that delicious Trix cereal you eat every morning? Of the many ingredients used to manufacture cereal, one prominent ingredient in Trix cereal is corn. However, this is not just any corn but rather genetically engineered corn. Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are utilized in many of our favorite brands due to its prominent use in agriculture. In fact, “up to 92% of the U.S. corn is genetically engineered” ("About Genetically Engineered Foods").…
On the three day of my food intake tracker I found out a general idea of what I 'm really butting in to my body. In some of my meals I meet and in others i didn 't the recommendations by the dietary intake by choose myplate.gov website. I will anylize each food group on each intake of the three days recorded. The my platte website breaks down the foods in to five groups that are the building blocks for a good diet. The groups are, Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein foods and Dairy. Each…
Introduction This report focuses on the corporate strategy of Kellogg Co, the scope of the firm and the company’s Strategic position. Kellogg Co manufactures and distributes a variety of packaged food. The company has transformed in recent years from being primarily a cereal company to being a cereal, snacks and frozen foods company. Kellogg Co continues to expand and present new food ideas in response to the forever changing global trends. Kellogg Co sells its products in over 180 countries…
We all go to the super market, walk around the aisles looking for our favorite foods and see many brands on the shelves. When walk through the cereal and snacks aisle we see many different products but are produced or owned by the biggest corporations such as General Mills, Kellogg, Post, Quaker, etc. In this article that I have found written by David Kesmodel and Annie Gasparro, talks about one of these big corporations Kellogg’s and how they plan to change the recipe to get healthier sales…
bowl of your favorite cereal? Eating cereal is not just a pastime though or something that only children can partake in. In fact, according to a startling statistic, "Americans buy around 2.7 billion boxes of cereal each year" equating to roughly "14 pounds of cereal that the average person consumes annually" (Lake, 2014). The producer of a sizeable portion of that cereal is Kellogg's. Rice Krispies, Mini Wheats, and Frosted Flakes are just a few of the recognizable cereals that Kellogg's has…
years ago W.K. Kellogg saw the potential of a single grain. Through his passion and dedication to find a healthier breakfast option, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes were created. Little did W.K. Kellogg know he was creating a multinational food industry. In 1898, two brothers W.K. Kellogg and Dr. John Harvey Kellogg had a failed attempt in making granola by flaking wheat berry. They eventually got the idea to flake corn which started the infamous breakfast cereal, corn flakes. In 1906, the Kellogg…
superb inventions. One excellent invention, that is valuable and influential in our daily lives, is cereal, more so to busy people. This invention goes way back in history all the way to 1863 when it was invented by a man named James Caleb Jackson. The inventor originally poured a small amount of granola into a bowl with a splash of milk, and left it overnight and that's how we have cereal today! Cereal was originally invented to help cure digestive problems but, soon became a popular breakfast…
Sanitarium’s businesses are confined to just New Zealand and Australia and which implies consumer preferences for their breakfast cereals and other products are restricted to trans-Tasmanian entity and it’s high time they take further steps to expand rapidly on the global level and enter emerging economies like India and Brazil. Also Sanitarium’s marmite, a food spread basically a…