NoNgs Blog
Awareness articles, festival guides, restaurant findings, and health deep dives.
Is It Sattvic or Jain? Status of Foods People Argue About
Is mushroom tamasic, is ginger Jain, is coffee sattvic? An arbitrated status table for the NONG foods people argue about — sattvic vs Jain rulings.
No Onion No Garlic Does Not Mean Jain, Vegetarian, Vegan or Gut-Safe
Does no onion no garlic mean Jain vegetarian? No — a NONG label still allows root veg, egg, gelatin, dairy, honey and gut triggers. Here's how to verify.
Eating Out No Onion No Garlic (and Jain): Ordering Guide
Learn how to find no onion no garlic food while travelling in India: ordering scripts, red-flag dishes, hing and tadka questions, plus train and Jain tips.
Are Vrat & Falahari Packaged Snacks Actually Fasting-Safe?
Vrat namkeen onion garlic free, can we eat Lays in Navratri fast? Learn what breaks a fast — salt type, maltodextrin, yeast extract — and verify any pack.
Which Dals Are Low-FODMAP? Per-Dal Safe-Portion Table
Is toor dal low FODMAP? Serving size decides. Per-dal safe-portion table for moong, toor, chana, masoor, urad, rajma and besan, plus NONG hing tips.
Navratri Food Guide: What's NONG & What's Not
Not all Navratri fasting foods are NONG safe. We break it all down.