{"id":373284,"date":"2026-10-06T17:37:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=373284"},"modified":"2026-10-06T17:37:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:07:38","slug":"analogue-paneer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/analogue-paneer\/","title":{"rendered":"Analogue Paneer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> FSSAI has proposed a nationwide ban on manufacturing and selling analogue products as paneer to prevent consumer misleading.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Analogue Paneer<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_373289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-373289\" style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-373289\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-ToI.jpg?resize=261%2C402&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Analogue Paneer\" width=\"261\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-ToI.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Source-ToI.jpg?w=575&amp;ssl=1 575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-373289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ToI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Analogue paneer<\/strong> is a <strong>formulated product<\/strong> in which <strong>milk fat or milk protein is partly or wholly replaced by non-milk ingredients.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Composition:<\/strong> It may contain <strong>vegetable fat or oil, vegetable protein, starches, milk solids, emulsifiers and stabilisers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manufacturing Process:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ingredient substitution:<\/strong> Milk fat or milk protein is <strong>replaced with cheaper non-milk ingredient<\/strong>s such as vegetable fats, oils, starches and plant proteins.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blending:<\/strong> <strong>Starches, emulsifiers and stabilisers are blended<\/strong> to achieve the required firmness and water-binding capacity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Setting:<\/strong> <strong>Acidulants are introduced<\/strong>, and the <strong>mixture is mechanically pressed into solid blocks.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nutritional Concerns:<\/strong> Unlike milk paneer, <strong>analogue paneer has no fixed nutritional profile<\/strong> because its composition varies.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Milk paneer contains about 18.9 g protein, 24.8 g fat and 2.4 g carbohydrate per 100 g.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legality:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Regulatory framework:<\/strong> <strong>FSSAI<\/strong> has proposed an amendment to the <strong>Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011<\/strong> for <strong>analogue paneer.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Proposed restriction:<\/strong> The proposal <strong>seeks to restrict the manufacture and sale of analogue products as paneer<\/strong> and <strong>discontinue the use of \u201cpaneer\u201d in their nomenclature, labelling and marketing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Current status:<\/strong> Analogue products are <strong>not illegal by themselves<\/strong>, but <strong>selling them as conventional paneer without clear disclosure<\/strong> can <strong>mislead<\/strong> consumers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\">Differences between Milk Paneer and Analogue Paneer<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-style: solid;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><strong>Features<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><strong>Milk Paneer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><strong>Analogue Paneer<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><strong>Basic source<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">\n<ul>\n<li>It is made from <strong>milk or milk solids using permitted acids.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">\n<ul>\n<li>Milk constituents are <strong>partly or wholly replaced by non-milk ingredients.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><strong>Fat source<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">\n<ul>\n<li>Its fat mainly comes from <strong>natural milk fat.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">\n<ul>\n<li>Milk fat may be <strong>replaced with vegetable fat or oil.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><strong>Protein quality<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">\n<ul>\n<li>It contains <strong>high-quality milk protein<\/strong> with <strong>essential amino acids<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">\n<ul>\n<li>Its <strong>protein content and quality vary depending on the ingredients used.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\"><strong>FSSAI classification<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">\n<ul>\n<li>It is classified under the standard for <strong>Chhana and Paneer.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"middle\">\n<ul>\n<li>It is classified as \u201c<strong>Analogue in the Dairy Context<\/strong>\u201d by FSSAI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: FSSAI has proposed a nationwide ban on manufacturing and selling analogue products as paneer to prevent consumer misleading. About Analogue Paneer Analogue paneer is a formulated product in which milk fat or milk protein is partly or wholly replaced by non-milk ingredients. 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