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Notes from the kitchen and the lab

Practical know-how for people making products, from the first idea to the shelf, with sources in every article.

Featured Supplements and herbs

Choosing the right extraction method for your activesolvents, yield and cost per kilogram of extract

Pick an extraction method by what the target compound dissolves in, which solvents the end product allows, and cost per gram of active, not per kilo of extract.

ทีมวิทยากร T2B Academy20 Sept 202612 min read
Practise it in ING-101 · ING-102
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Business, cost and AI

Putting AI to work in a cosmetic businesstrends, concepts, compliant content, and the limits you must know

29 Sept 20263 min
Business, cost and AI

Intellectual property for health productswhat can be registered, what cannot, and what is worth it

28 Sept 20264 min
Business, cost and AI

Funding sources for health and beauty businesseswhich projects fit PMUC, NIA and BOI, and how to prepare

27 Sept 20264 min
Business, cost and AI

Unit economics and break-even for brandshow big a first batch before you sink

26 Sept 20263 min
Cosmetics

Cosmeceutical trends and active selectionread the evidence before you follow the trend

25 Sept 20263 min
Cosmetics

How to read a cosmetic formulaphases, percentages, what each ingredient group does, and what to ask your factory

24 Sept 20264 min
Supplements and herbs

Developing a probiotic productstrain, viable count, stability and what you can claim

23 Sept 20263 min
Supplements and herbs

Developing a dietary supplement from extract to capsuledose per serving, dosage form and documents

22 Sept 202612 minCourse FUN-101
Supplements and herbs

Standardized extracts and marker controlwhy the ingredient market trades on this number

21 Sept 202612 minCourse ING-101
Thai FDA and claims

What a biomarker is, and how health and beauty brands use it to stand out

19 Sept 20263 min
Thai FDA and claims

Nutrition and health claims on Thai food labelswhat you can say, what needs evidence, and what is prohibited

18 Sept 20264 minCourse BEV-103
Thai FDA and claims

Thai FDA registration for food and supplementsproduct categories, routes, documents, and why applications get returned

17 Sept 20264 minCourse BEV-104
Food and drinks

The second life of a cropturning peels, pomace and off-grade produce into high-value ingredients

16 Sept 202612 minCourse ING-101
Food and drinks

From home recipe to sellable SKUmaking a formula weighable, repeatable and costable

15 Sept 202612 minCourse BEV-104
Food and drinks

Developing a functional beveragemeaningful doses, sediment, bitterness and the Thai FDA paperwork

14 Sept 202612 minCourse BEV-104
Food and drinks

Hot-air, freeze, spray or vacuum dryingchoosing the right drying technology for your product

13 Sept 202612 minCourse PR-101
Cosmetics

Stability and compatibility studieswhy factories and Thai FDA ask, and what to prepare before testing

11 Sept 20265 min
Cosmetics

Starting a cosmetic brand in Thailandthe path from idea to shelf, and what each step takes

10 Sept 20265 min
Business, cost and AI

Cost planning and price structure before your first batchpricing backwards from the profit you need

9 Sept 20265 min
Thai FDA and claims

In-vitro, ex-vivo or clinicalchoosing the test that fits your claim and your budget

8 Sept 20265 minCourse BEV-101
Thai FDA and claims

Claim substantiation for Thai FDAwhat evidence works and which wording gets rejected

7 Sept 20266 minCourse BEV-101
Food and drinks

Food shelf lifehow to set an expiry date you can defend

6 Sept 202612 minCourse BEV-104
Food and drinks

What coffee cupping is, and why café owners and baristas need to taste systematically and describe flavour precisely

5 Sept 20264 min
Food and drinks

Freeze-drying explainedwhich products it suits and how to think about cost per unit

5 Sept 202611 minCourse PR-101