The Power Of Metabolomics
Metabolomics is a now a long established method of examination of analytical chemistry. The discipline, for that is now what it truly is, can be […]
Month: March 2021
The Immune System
Immunology is the study of the host’s defense mechanisms which we call the immune system, against a range of foreign chemicals, bacteria, viruses and other […]
Blockchain Has Benefits In The Food Industry
Blockchain has been with us since 2008 when Satoshi Nakamoto coined the term to describe a concept of blocks of encrypted data linked through a […]
Leveraging IoT Technology In the Food Industry
Many of us have heard terms like IoT technology or the ‘Internet of Things’ at work and wondered what on earth it meant. IoT though […]
Wildlife Gardening: March Focus = Garden Ponds
Up to 70 percent of our ponds have disappeared from the British countryside in the last 100 years, so garden ponds are increasingly important for […]
Taking Gluten Out Of Baked Goods: The Rise Of Gluten-Free
Gluten-free products had been increasingly hitting the shelves to become one of the fastest growing food segments in recent times. Nowadays being gluten-free is a […]
You want nutrient-dense food? We have it here!
Nutrient-dense foods are found in any food store and cupboard. It’s a case of just knowing what to look for and how to use them. […]
Is A Vegan Diet Bad For Bone Health?
The dairy in our diets is frequently promoted as a vital bone-builder, so is a vegan diet bad for bone health? Young people are ditching […]
Using Acids To Exfoliate – All You Need To Know
It may sound counter intuitive, but using acids to exfoliate your skin is a gentler approach than using scrubs or cleansing brushes. As you will […]
Top Vegan Protein Bars
Protein bars regularly receive an airing on this website because they are fuels for so many athletes or for those trying to build muscle. Now […]
Duckweed Protein – A New Food Source?
Duckweed is small floating plant found on ponds and slow-moving streams. What is attracting attention though is its ability to double its mass every 16 […]
7 Top Tips To Keep Vegan Teenagers Healthy.
Parents of vegan teenagers often worry about them getting all the nutrition their growing bodies need. One common concern is whether a vegan diet can […]
Hemp Seeds And Hemp Seed Essential Oil
Hemp seeds are cultivated from plants of the Cannabis genus but the main species is Cannabis sativa L. Hemp was first grown in China where […]
Water Activity In Food
Water is a fundamental component in food, both in terms of maintaining food quality, its preservation and minimizing microbial spoilage. Water activity (aw) is a […]
Three vegetables, Two Fruits For Five-A-Day
Nutritional advice has always been to make sure we got our ‘five-a-day’. The idea was that we needed a regular daily intake of both fruits […]
Fructose In The Diet Linked To Damage Of The Immune System
Fructose is a key energy molecule in human nutrition but too much appears highly problematic for the way our immune system works. A high sugar […]