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 […]
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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 […]
Fucoidan
Fucoidan may help in the battle against cancer. Fucoidan as its name suggests is extracted from various brown seaweeds such as bladderwrack, wakame and hijiki. […]
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 […]
Indian Borage (Country Borage, Karpurvalli) – Modifying Appetite To Overcome Obesity
Karpurvalli (Coleus aromaticus) in Hindi and commonly called country borage or Indian borage is a perennial herb grown throughout the Indian subcontinent. Traditionally, the leaves of […]
Coleus amboinicus – A Novel Insecticide
The search for novel insecticides from natural sources continues apace and Coleus amboinicius may be the answer. Chemical assessment on the leaf essential oil of Coleus […]
Wasabi – A Wonderful Condiment
Wasabi (Wasabia japonica Matsum.) is a highly pungent condiment for use with sushi and one of my favourite flavours for the effect it has on […]
Pomelo (Pummelo)
The Pomelo (Citrus grandis L. Osbeck or Citrus maxima Merr.) a.k.a. pummelo, shaddock, lusho fruit or Chinese grapefruit is not a fruit I’ve often encountered in the market […]
L-ergothioneine
L-ergothioneine (ERT, 2-thiol-l-histidine-betaine) is an unusual bioactive compound found in food. The biological function of this hydrophilic low-molecular-weight thiol is not known fully even though […]