Author
Sushim Kumar
Founder and editor, Frootrition
Sushim Kumar is a dairy technologist. He holds a BTech and an MTech in Dairy Technology and an Executive MBA from the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), and has 15 years of experience in dairy processing — the plant-floor side of milk, curd, frozen desserts and sweets, where fruit has to survive pasteurisation, freezing, acidity and shelf life.
He founded Frootrition in Ahmedabad to make fruit preparations around Indian fruit for dairies, ice-cream makers, bakeries and cafés, and he writes and edits every guide on this site. His guides focus on how fruit behaves as an ingredient, how seasons and prices shape what is possible, and how to read and write honest labels.
Areas of expertise
- Dairy processing: heat treatment, fermentation, freezing and shelf life
- Fruit preparations for ice cream, yoghurt, dairy desserts and bakery
- Indian fruit seasons and sourcing
- FSSAI labelling basics for fruit and dairy products
How he writes
Guides cite primary sources such as FSSAI, ICMR-NIN and ICAR, stay at concept level without full formulations, and make no cure or weight-loss claims. See the editorial policy. Contact: [email protected].
Guides by Sushim Kumar
- Indian fruit combos for cafés and desserts: a pairing guide by flavour logic
Beverages & café refreshers · Updated 29 October 2026
- Chandi ka varq on Diwali sweets: what FSSAI's silver leaf standard says, and the home check for aluminium
Dairy desserts · Updated 29 October 2026
- Coffee refreshers, sparkling espresso and nitro: India's new cold coffees explained
Beverages & café refreshers · Updated 29 October 2026
- Cold brew vs filter coffee vs instant: how each is made, and how to read the label
Beverages & café refreshers · Updated 29 October 2026
- Is that mithai colour safe? Spotting banned dyes on Diwali sweets
Dairy desserts · Updated 29 October 2026
- Dragon fruit (kamalam) in India: red vs white flesh, where it grows now, and why it's everywhere
Fruit preps & concentrates · Updated 29 October 2026
- Festive desserts in India: fusion mithai, fruit-led sweets and Christmas fruit cake, explained
Bakery fillings & toppings · Updated 29 October 2026
- Reading ice cream and dessert labels in India: real fruit, flavouring, sugar and 'sugar-free'
Ice cream & sorbet · Updated 29 October 2026
- India's sour fruits: kokum, kala khatta, gondhoraj, amla and imli explained
Fruit preps & concentrates · Updated 29 October 2026
- India's winter fruit season (October–February): a sourcing and flavour guide for food businesses
Fruit preps & concentrates · Updated 29 October 2026
- Matcha vs chai vs coffee: caffeine per cup, what's in your glass, and India's 2026 matcha boom
Beverages & café refreshers · Updated 29 October 2026
- Premium Indian ice cream flavours and formats: tender coconut, Alphonso, sitaphal, ube, fruit-shaped and froyo toppings
Ice cream & sorbet · Updated 29 October 2026
- Why are Indian oranges green? How citrus colour really works
Fruit preps & concentrates · Updated 29 October 2026