Badri Cow Breed: Uttarakhand's Small Hill Cattle Explained
Badri is Uttarakhand's first registered cattle breed. Where it lives, what it looks like, how much milk it gives and how many remain, from census and...
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The Himdhara Journal
Field notes on the method, purity testing and how the sourcing actually works. Written by the people doing it.
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Is Ghee Saturated or Unsaturated? The Fat Split Explained
Ghee is mostly saturated fat: about two-thirds of its fatty acids on USDA figures. See the full split, the short-chain fats, and how butter and oils...
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Grass-Fed Ghee: What the Label Means and What It Doesn't
Grass-fed on a ghee jar has no FSSAI definition we could find. What grazing really changes in milk fat, why seasons blur it, and what to...
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Ghee vs Palm Oil: Fatty Acids, Palmolein and Purity Tests
Ghee vs palm oil on USDA and FSSAI figures: which saturated fats each carries, what palmolein is, and how labs find palm oil blended into ghee.
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Ghee Residue: What the Brown Bits Are and How to Use Them
The brown solids left after making ghee are milk protein, sugar and trapped fat. What lab studies found in them, and how to use them in...
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1 Litre Ghee in Kg: About 915 g, and 1 Kg Is About 1.09 Litres
A litre of ghee weighs about 915 g (0.915 g/ml at 20 °C) and 1 kg fills about 1.09 litres. Ready table for 500 ml, 850...
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Ghee for Pooja: How to Use Ghee in a Diya Safely
Ghee for pooja and Diwali diyas: where the ghee and sesame oil traditions are recorded, how to set a cotton wick, what lamp smoke studies found,...
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Agmark Ghee: What the Mark Means and How the Grades Differ
Agmark on ghee is a voluntary government grade, Special, Standard or General, set by the 2024 rules. See each grade's limits and what the mark cannot...
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What Is a Bilona? The Wooden Churn and How It Makes Butter
A bilona is a wooden churn spun back and forth by a rope in a pot of curd. Here is how the tool works and what...
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What Is A2 Milk? A1 vs A2 Beta-Casein and the Evidence
A2 milk is cow's milk whose beta-casein is only the A2 type. Which breeds give it, what the digestion trials found, and how limited that evidence...
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Ghee vs Olive Oil: Fats, Grades and Smoke Point Compared
Ghee vs olive oil on USDA, FSSAI and IOC figures: how their fats differ, what extra virgin, refined and pomace mean, and how much smoke points...
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Ghee vs Mustard Oil: Fats, Erucic Acid and FSSAI Rules
Is ghee or mustard oil healthier? Neither wins outright: ghee is mostly saturated, mustard oil high in erucic acid. Fats, smoke point gaps and FSSAI rules.
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Ghee in Coffee: Calories, Taste and What the Evidence Says
Ghee in coffee adds about 112 calories per tablespoon on USDA figures. Here is how to make it, how it tastes, and why the weight-loss and...
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Ghee During Pregnancy: Tradition, Calories and the Guidelines
What ICMR-NIN and the NHS say about ghee and fat in pregnancy, how many calories ghee adds, and what evidence exists for the belief that it...
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Can You Bake With Ghee? Swapping It for Butter, by the Numbers
Yes, you can bake with ghee. Use about 82 g for every 100 g of butter, allow for the water butter carries, and choose bakes made...
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Is Ghee Lactose Free? What Is Left After Clarification
Ghee is not strictly lactose free, but lab tests found only traces, under 3 mg per 100 g. What that means for lactose intolerance, and why...
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How Much Ghee Per Day? What the ICMR-NIN Guidelines Say
ICMR-NIN advises limiting ghee or butter to 1 to 2 teaspoons a day, inside a total visible-fat limit of 20 to 50 g. Here is how...
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Ghee vs Coconut Oil: Fats, Smoke Point and Flavour Compared
Is ghee or coconut oil healthier? Neither wins on composition: coconut oil is the more saturated, and smoke point varies by sample. USDA and FSSAI figures...
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