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Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) is a type of streaming television service that offers viewers free access to live TV channels and on-demand content, with the service funded by advertising instead of subscription fees.

Definition

A FAST service delivers television programming over the internet at no cost to viewers. Revenue is generated through advertisements shown before, during, or after the content.

Key Features

• Free to watch (no monthly subscription)

• Supported by advertisements

Fortified dairy products are milk and milk-based foods to which essential nutrients or functional ingredients are added to improve their nutritional value and help address nutrient deficiencies or provide additional health benefits.

Fortification can restore nutrients lost during processing, increase the levels of naturally occurring nutrients, or add nutrients that are not naturally present in significant amounts.

Objectives of Dairy Fortification

• Improve nutritional quality

• Prevent micronutrient deficiencies

• Support bone health and growth

Food inclusions are solid ingredients intentionally added to a food product to enhance its texture, flavor, appearance, and nutritional value. Unlike ingredients that dissolve or blend completely, inclusions remain as distinct pieces within the final product.

Definition

Food inclusions are edible particulate ingredients (such as chocolate chips, nuts, fruit pieces, candies, cereals, seeds, or cookie pieces) incorporated into food formulations while retaining their identity during processing and storage.

Food color encapsulation is a technology used to surround color pigments with a protective coating (called the encapsulating material or wall material) to improve their stability, handling, and controlled release in food products. It is widely used for both natural and synthetic food colors.

What is Food Color Encapsulation?

Food color encapsulation is the process of enclosing color molecules inside a protective shell or matrix. This protects the color from environmental factors such as:

• Light

• Oxygen