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 […]
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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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]