Role:

This role covers how an ingredient behaves in a food system, and how that carries through to the finished product.

About Inaara NeoFoods:

Inaara NeoFoods is building India’s first farm-to-formulation platform for plant derived functional nutrients for everyday food by partnering with F&B; companies (domestic as well as exports) to develop scalable, clean-label and commercially viable food solutions. Inaara operates at the intersection of agriculture, advanced processing, applied food science and computational nutrition.

The founding team has deep expertise across agriculture, food systems, supply chains, technology and consumer businesses. Having built and scaled successful ventures in the agri-food ecosystem, the founders bring a unique combination of entrepreneurial vision, operational excellence and industry relationships, positioning Inaara to build a globally relevant nutrition platform from India.

Qualifications & Competencies:

- Master’s in Food chemistry, Biochemistry or Chemistry from Tier 1 institutes
- 3+ years hands-on laboratory experience with functional ingredients
- Grounding in functionality test methods alongside wet chemistry fundamentals
- Hands-on experience with standard food laboratory instrumentation
- Method development capability,



including validation, along with the ability to specify external analysis and interpret the results
- Ability to write explicit technical reports and laboratory protocols
- Experience with plant proteins, starches or dietary fibers
- Analytical work in support of an applications or NPD team
- Familiarity with FSSAI Manuals of Methods and AOAC methods

Key Responsibilities:

- Characterise ingredient functionality — solubility, hydration, water and oil holding, emulsification, foaming, gelation, viscosity and dispersibility
- Build the functionality dataset our application and formulation work runs on
- Run the flavour and sensory chemistry work, from ingredient through to finished product
- Establish the analytical backbone — methods, SOPs, calibration, sample handling and data records
- Manage external analytical testing and review the quality of the results received
- Build specifications and benchmarks for incoming materials and finished ingredients
- Work on nutritional quality, including amino acid profiles and the calculations that follow from them

Location: Mumbai, India

Remuneration:

- Market Competitive
- Fixed + Variable

📌 Food Chemist / Biochemist – Ingredient Functionality (Mumbai)
🏢 Inaara NeoFoods
📍 Mumbai