Food is essential for human health, providing energy, nutrients, and other vital benefits.
Ensuring food safety is paramount, as emphasized by the World Health Organization, for
maintaining proper nutrition. Ayurveda, a holistic healthcare system, places equal emphasis on
wellness and therapeutics, offering unique dietetic principles (Aahara) as a potential solution.
Ayush Aahara, rooted in the traditional knowledge systems of Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha,
and Homeopathy, emphasizes use of food as medicine and a critical component in maintaining
health and preventing diseases. With the growing prevalence of lifestyle disorders, there is a
renewed interest in the role of traditional diet in promoting holistic well-being. To ensure
safety, quality, and public trust, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has
implemented regulations and introduced the Ayush Aahara logo, which certifies the food
prepared under the Ayush guidelines. This regulation came to be known as the Food Safety
and Standard Regulations for Ayurveda Aahara, 2022, which comprises a total of five
schedules that describe the requirements needed for Ayush Aahara. This review aims to explore
the concept of Ayush Aahara or Ayurveda Aahara and its regulatory framework, safety
protocols, and preventive potential of Ayush Aahara in addressing lifestyle-related disorders,
emphasizing its significance as a sustainable and culturally rooted approach to healthpromotion. Integrating these principles in to modern health science will definitely paves the
way to lessen the impact of non-communicable diseases.
Keywords: Ayurveda, Aahara, Aahara Vargas, Ayush Aahara, Holistic nutrition, FSS
Act, Food Safety and Standard (Ayurveda Aahara) Regulation,2022, Dietary guidelines
Standardization, Non-communicable diseases, Quality assurance
Publication date: 01/06/2026
https://www.ijbpas.com/pdf/2026/June/MS_IJBPAS_2026_10281.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2026/15.6.10281
