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 […]
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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 […]
Coffee Pods Brew Up A Storm For The Consumer
One of the recent drivers for a surge in kitchen equipment has been the rise of the coffee pods or single-serve pods. Whilst we might […]
Oyster Omelettes Fend Off the Invaders
Oyster omelettes are the sort of street food that marks out anybody’s experience in Xiamen and Taiwan but it has a more serious provenance. Back […]
The Benefits Of Probiotics
Overview Probiotics are globally important. They are probably the archetypal functional food/ What’s more, they have a number of beneficial effects on human health. This […]
Peanut Butter Comes To The Fore
Peanuts are highly nutritious not least because they have an excellent nutritional profile. I’m sure we have all eaten peanut butter in our time and […]
Loomi: A Secret Ingredient In Middle Eastern Stews
Loomi is known as black lime or dried lime in cuisine. The prepared fruit is a regular addition to Middle Eastern cooking where it gives a […]
Lady Gaga Oreos – What Ever Next?
So, you’ve seen the hype this January about the new Lady Gaga Oreos – they’re fun, endorsed by the great celebrity and seem to just […]
Plant Proteins: Drivers Of Veganism And Vegetarianism
At the moment there is considerable interest in plant proteins as an ingredient especially for vegetarian if not vegan foods. Back in 2018, the whole […]
The Purification Of Whey Proteins
Whey protein is an important ingredient. It is a byproduct of cheese manufacture. Whey is used for a range of food applications including gel formation, […]
What Is Molecular Gastronomy?
Molecular gastronomy you might say. Well indeed! It seems like a fix between cuisine, cooking and chemistry and to a great extent it is a […]
Who’s Afraid Of Ghost Kitchens?
Bit of a corny title for an article but it was much better than some of the bland titles I’d come up with earlier. Ghost […]
Vegan Mayonnaise And All That Jazz!
It came as no surprise to me to learn that mayonnaise was now vying with tomato ketchup for the top sauce spot with Britons. The […]
Quick Weight Loss Diets
Choosing a diet for a quick weight loss program following Christmas and into the New Year may be just the pick-me-up we all need. This […]
Why You Need Meal Prep
Meal prep as its become known to many might sound a but urban if not urbane but it’s one of the best ways to have […]
Top Supplements That Boost Testosterone Levels
Testosterone is a critical hormone for men and women. The levels in men are much higher and its role is certainly much more significant. The […]
The Triumph Of The Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean Diet has become accepted as one of the top diets in the world. We have often looked at the diets of those people […]
Milk Thistle
Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Family: Asterceae) has long been used in western folk medicine for nearly 2000 years and is one of the […]