Ayurveda Aahara

6 Sep 2025

Ayurveda Aahara

India’s food regulator, FSSAI, has created a new category called ‘Ayurveda Aahara’ on its Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) to allow licensing of foods prepared according to classical ayurvedic texts.

About Ayurveda Aahara

Ayurveda Aahara

  • Definition: Refers to food products developed according to holistic dietary principles of Ayurveda, emphasizing balance, seasonal suitability, and use of natural ingredients and therapeutic herbs.
  • Significance: Recognized as a trusted nutritional choice that harmonizes traditional knowledge with modern dietary habits.

About the New Category

  • Registration: Manufacturers can register under the new ‘Ayurveda Aahara’ category on FSSAI’s Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS).
  • Licensing & Compliance: This creates a structured licensing regime and compliance pathway for companies producing ayurveda-based food products.
  • Approved Texts: Schedule A of the Food Safety and Standards (Ayurveda Aahara) Regulations, 2022 lists the approved classical texts that manufacturers must follow.

Approved Texts

  • Charaka Chikitsasthana: It focuses on therapeutics.
  • Sushruta Sutrasthana: It covers surgery and medicine.
  • Bhavaprakash Nighantu: It details medicinal substances.
  • Products may include other botanical ingredients aligned with the concept of Ayurveda Aahara but exclude ayurvedic drugs, proprietary medicines, narcotics, and certain other substances.

Examples of Ayurveda Aahara Products

  • Angarakarkati (baked wheat balls)
  • Krishara (khichdi)
  • Dadhi (curd-based preparations)
  • Panaka (fruit drinks)
  • Gulkand (rose petal jam)

Significance and Impact

  • Legal Framework: Provides a structured legal framework for manufacturers to obtain central licences.
  • Consumer Trust: Enhances consumer trust by ensuring product safety, quality, and authenticity.
  • Product Expansion: Facilitates future inclusion of additional products, based on requests supported by authoritative texts.
  • Preventive Health: Bridges nutrition and medicine, treating food as a first-line therapy to prevent and manage lifestyle disorders like diabetes, hypertension, and obesity.
  • Regulatory Clarity: Strengthens regulatory clarity for Food Business Operators (FBOs) and promotes responsible growth of ayurveda-based food products.

About Food Safety and Compliance System (FoSCoS)

  • Evolution: It is the successor to the Food Licensing and Registration System (FLRS) launched in 2012 for pan-India FSSAI licensing and registration.
  • Purpose: It provides a comprehensive framework for registration and licensing of Food Business Operators (FBOs).
  • One-Stop Interface: It serves as a single platform for FBOs to interact with food safety regulators and comply with all regulatory requirements

About Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)

  • Established: Under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
  • Ministry: Operates under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Functions of FSSAI

  • Food Safety Research: The Research and Development division of FSSAI is responsible for research in the field of food safety standards. They continuously try to adopt international food standards. 
  • Quality Assurance: The FSSAI has been mandated to perform various functions related to setting up of quality and standards of food and drinks. 
  • Scientific Advice in Food Matters: The FSSAI provides scientific advice and technical support to the Central Government in terms of food matters.
  • Identifying Threats: The FSSAI is required to collect data regarding food consumption, contamination, emerging risks, etc.
  • Promoting Food Safety Information: The FSSAI has to promote awareness about food safety and nutrition in India.
  • Regular Inspection: The FSSAI is required to inspect food-producing and manufacturing companies regularly to ensure the standards are at par with the guidelines

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