mitraraman

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by mitraraman 8y ago
Thanks for bringing this up -- food safety is super important! We work out of a licensed commercial kitchen with all the proper permits and licenses in place. All of our cooks have gone through extensive food safety training and we have qu
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Thank you! We agree that quality is a lot more than in the ingredients and makes a huge difference. That's a great suggestion about the community. We are experimenting with community building through our recipe curators, who send in th
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Thank you for your suggestions, and appreciate your concerns. - Sodium comes directly from the spices of the recipes. We don't add any for preservation or any other reasons, but we are currently working on low-sodium options for all of
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Thank you for your feedback!
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Don't mean to sound hung up on the preservatives, just stating a fact of their processes and what sets us apart. Added preservatives of any kind alter the food and taste at the benefit of having a longer shelf-life. The sodium content
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Super interesting, thank you!
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Hey! Thanks for the message. Our products are all priced at $4.50-6, which is quite reasonable for a full meal that includes vegetables, protein, spices, etc. We're working on a few things that will help us automate a lot of the repeat
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Thank you! Happy to hear it.
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by mitraraman 8y ago
It's definitely a subjective thing! It's hard to find authentic Indian food that tastes good, is easy to make, and affordable. That's where we come in :)
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Your use case for TastyBit makes total sense. We're hoping to be a go-to option for a normal meal at home when you don't want to spend the time/money/energy on making a meal from scratch. We are starting with Indian food
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Thank you so much for pointing that out! We will fix it ASAP.
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Thank you! Looking forward to your feedback + will definitely update the nutrition info soon!
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Thank you!! Everyone needs good Indian food :) Hope you try it out!
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Yes! - Our packets are made from 4"x6" aluminum, FDA-approved packaging. - We ship in thermal bubble mailers (also aluminum) inside of recyclable boxes with compostable liners. - We include ice packs in each order that are reusabl
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Yes definitely. We are actively working on creating low-sodium options of these dishes. Unfortunately, the sodium comes from the traditional Indian spices used in each dish so it's an intricate process to adjust the levels and keep the
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Yes! Most of our starting dishes are South Indian and we are expanding into other regions soon! Our goal is to make authentic dishes more accessible so happy to do so :)
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by mitraraman 8y ago
We don't actually dry or dehydrate our products in any way, but can definitely include more information on how we create and package our products.
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Thank you, happy to make the shopping experience easier for you! Very sorry to hear about that issue and thank you for the debugging instructions. We will look into it immediately!
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Appreciate the responses! - The microwaveable complete meals are definitely more similar to our products, but those are once again shelf-stable and lack in taste and nutrition. We will be doing a live comparison of our Chana Masala vs. the
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by mitraraman 8y ago
TastyBite is definitely a similar product/company. The key differentiators are: - Our products are fresh and don't have any preservatives, meaning they must be refrigerated or frozen whereas TastyBite is shelf-stable for 9+ months
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by mitraraman 8y ago
We don't alter our recipes at all, so the sodium amount is unfortunately what's in our products to begin with. We are actively working on a low-sodium option to be released in the Fall!
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Noted. Will definitely update the website accordingly. Thank you!!
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by mitraraman 8y ago
HPP = High Pressure Processing or Pasturization. It's essentially doing the same thing to the product as dehydration would, but maintaining the freshness and quality of the food. While dehydration makes a product shelf-stable for an ex
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by mitraraman 8y ago
No, definitely not! It just so happens that our first dishes ended up being vegan. We have a few recipes in our pipeline that are not strictly vegan but have the same convenience factor as all our current dishes.
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Yes, that is true. Our products are completely fresh and don't include preservatives so you get the same convenience as Tasty Bite, but the quality and freshness of a meal kit or making it from scratch. We'd argue that the taste i
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Thank you! Definitely -- we are a Seattle-based company so we have a huge community of campers and hikers eating our meals! Our products are not actually dehydrated, so they are great for 1-day hiking and camping excursions but not for much
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Our packaging is 100% recyclable and compostable! We take eco-friendly packaging very seriously. We use a single 4"x6" aluminum packet for each product, and ship all orders in thermal bubble mailers with compostable liners in recy
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Thank you, really happy you like our website and product! There's a few key differences between our products and the existing Indian-based products which I've called out in a different response. That's a good point about the
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Great feedback. We will update our website accordingly!
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by mitraraman 8y ago
Thank you for your feedback! Note about why we're called Buttermilk below. Re: meat-based options, we have added suggestions for meat to mix in with each dish under 'How to eat'! We plan on adding more in-depth recipes in the

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