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 transparent 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