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Product Development
Innovation and product development:
As part of ongoing WIN’s innovation and product development initiatives, we recently conducted a trial to create healthier multigrain cookies for the Diwali season. The goal was to develop a festive product that is nutritious, clean-label, and appealing for both children and families.
What makes these cookies special is their wholesome composition. They contain no white sugar, no vegetable oils, and no artificial flavours or colours. Instead, the recipe focuses on nutrient-rich ingredients that support better health while still delivering great taste. To make the product visually exciting—especially for children and festive gifting—the cookies were shaped in fun, attractive forms, adding a playful and celebratory touch.
Since most of our customers are Gujarati or based in Gujarat, we explored developing a healthier version of the popular farsi puri/methi puri for Diwali. In this trial, maida was replaced with more nutritious, high-quality ingredients to create a premium, better-for-you festive snack.
As part of the new product training for women, a demonstration trial of Prickly Pear Mathri, developed by the WIN team, in collaboration with the IIT Gandhinagar nutrition team. Prickly pear is naturally rich in iron, antioxidants, and other beneficial nutrients. However, despite its health advantages, this cactus fruit is not commonly included in everyday diets, and awareness about its benefits remains limited. Its taste can also be challenging for many to accept. To address this, we incorporated prickly pear into a familiar and enjoyable snack format—mathri—making it easier for people to embrace its flavour while improving nutritional intake through a commonly liked product.
Innovations / Technology Support
As part of its commitment to sustainable agriculture and nutrition-sensitive interventions, WIN Foundation is continuing to support Proximal Soilsens by procuring soil testing kits for the CEE Nutrition project areas of Jasdan and Kalawad, Gujarat. The initiative is enabling soil testing across 200–300 farms and is generating real-time soil health data through the Soilsens mobile application. This effort is strengthening evidence-based advocacy and promoting tailored soil management practices. Ultimately, it is reinforcing the link between soil health, crop productivity, and family nutrition.
On ground Training - Soil Testing Kits
To translate innovation into action, the WIN Foundation has initiated the process to procure approximately 200 kg each of micronutrient-rich ingredients from InstaNutrients (natural micronutrient solutions addressing hidden hunger) and NewWay (functional mushroom-based nutrition products supporting Vitamin D intake) to enrich and improve the micronutrient quality of daily meals provided to approximately 500 children at APG School, beginning next month.
Programs/courses:
WIN Foundation partners Kutch University and ACT (Arid Communities and Technologies), to offer Fellowship to enable students from outside Gujarat to take up the PGWM course alongwith on ground project work.
The Kutch University - ACT's one year Diploma Course for Participatory Groundwater Management (PGWM) offers students: (i) strong foundations of hydrogeology, (ii) participatory approaches to groundwater management, and (iii) field based experiences integrating social and practical aspects.
The course includes sessions by seasoned experts from academia, research institutions, development organizations and government agencies, from India and abroad. It also incorporates field assignments, fostering real world learning.
This fellowship is aimed (i) to bring students from across India to this path breaking Coure, and (ii) develop a pan India outlook among water conservation communities to develop location specific solutions, across India.
Details for the course and application forms are available at: https://www.kskvku.ac.in/offlinecertificatecourses.php
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