Grapefruit Juice: Helping Us To Lose Weight
♦ Grapefruit juice is healthy from a weight management point of view ♦ It could help us regulate our blood glucose levels Grapefruit juice has […]
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Bramley Apple Pie
Serves: 6; Preparation time: 30-40 minutes; Cooking time: 30 minutes. Cooling time: 10 minutes. Total time: 1 hour, 10 minutes Ingredients: For the filling 1kg […]
Can Eating Walnuts Prevent Alzheimer’s ?
Whilst walnuts (Juglans regia L.) conjure up country teas with coffee and walnut cake, there is continued interest in consumption of this nut which might […]
Food Poisoning Caused By Bacillus Species
We often think of Bacillus bacteria as being our friend in food processing with the type of enzymes that are produced for producing sugar, various […]
Bog Myrtle (Sweet Gale) In Ancient Beers
The Bog Myrtle or Sweet Gale (Myrica gale L.) is a plant of the high moorlands of Northern Europe and once an important ingredient of […]
Enrobing of Foods with Chocolate Makes A Tempting Culinary Art
Chocolate, with its rich and velvety texture, has long been celebrated as one of the world’s most beloved indulgences. Beyond its inherent decadence, chocolate’s versatility […]
Improvements To The Quality Of Avocado Paste Using High Pressure Processing
One of the best applications for high pressure processing (HPP) has been the processing of avocado paste or guacamole so that micro-organisms are destroyed which […]
Degradation Of Vitamin C In Beverages
The degradation of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) always continues to create interest because it has such a vital function to play both in the maintenance […]
Vitamin C And Eye Health
Vitamin C has long been known to counter scurvy and be of general benefit as an antioxidant in human nutrition. It has been strongly associated […]
Chinese Black Rice Wine
Rice wines are commonly used in Chinese cuisine lending an acidic, flavoursome and aromatic note to savoury dishes. Black rice wine is one of many types obtained […]
Seasonings By Electronic Nose
When we make chicken fajitas or a simple stir-fry, the seasoning is everything to the taste of the product. The most bland piece of meat […]
Cider Aroma
The business, Monnow Creatives Ltd is starting to manufacture cider products. Whilst rooting through the web for articles related to cider production, I came across […]
Top Tomato
The tomato (Solanum lycoperiscum Mill.) ranks as a top summer food – salads, salsas, sauces and other alliterative terms associated with it readily come to […]
Calorie Labelling On Menus -Changes In The Out-Of-Home Sector.
It is no surprise to anyone now to have some familiarity with the calorie labelling of food products on a packet of food or a […]
Eating mealworms !
If you are looking for a protein rich healthy snack, then maybe you should consider fried mealworms! Just saying worms puts many people off but […]
Brewery Series: Conducting Maintenance Of Brewing Lines
Maintaining the brewhouse and its facilities should always be at the heart of any well managed brewing operation whether it be a small-scale single fermenter […]
Pterostilbene
Pterostilbene is one of the stress metabolites produced by the grape, Vitis vinifera along with resveratrol, ε-viniferin, and α-viniferin in response to infection (Langcake, 1981). […]
Lutein And Zeaxanthin
♦ Lutein and zeaxanthin are major supplements for eye health Lutein and Zeaxanthin have become of major interest as a nutritional supplements because they are […]
Avocado oil: Health and Functional Properties
Avocado oil is one of the healthiest dietary oils available for the nutritionist and for culinary use. We explore some of its properties here. The […]