The Health Benefits Of Portulaca oleracea (Purslane)
Portulaca oleracea L. (Family: Portulacaceae) or its more common name, Purslane is a widespread medicinal plant that is used as an edible plant too. It […]
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Purslane – A Crop For Salty Land Areas
Purslane (Portulaca orelacea) is a succulent from the Portulacaceae family that runs riot, growing wild in dry salty areas, through cracks and gullies in the […]
Hesperidin And Neohesperidin: What’s Good About It?
Hesperidin (3′ ,5,7-trihydroxy-4′methoxyflavonone-7-rhamnoglucoside) is an interesting compound. It’s found mainly in citrus fruits and has a particularly high concentration in sweet and bitter oranges. History […]
The Amazing Health Benefits Of The Reishi Mushroom
Reishi mushrooms are hitting the headlines as a fungus to watch out for in health terms. We often talk about fungus for their positive health […]
The Wonder Of Nepalese Cuisine
Nepal may seem as remote a country as any but it stretches its hand out to the world through its cuisine. Nepalese cuisine has so […]
The Value Of Honey And How It Helps Us
Honey has been used by people since ancient times ever since they discovered it has a sweet taste. It’s both food and traditional folk medicine […]
Eating Peanuts Has Benefits For General Health, Managing Diabetes And Heart Health
Peanut consumption appears to lower risk factors affecting cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Peanuts are a great energy source because of their high fat content. Peanuts […]
What Food Can I Eat When Recovering From COVID-19?
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is having an impact on people’s health and well being. One impact is how it can produce a low nutritional status and […]
Top Foods To Fight Cold and Flu
Flu or more properly Influenza is one of those characteristic complaints as autumn and ultimately winter come about. If you have a cold, it is […]
You Had Prebiotics And Probiotics Now Get Ready For Postbiotics
One of the new ideas for healthy eating is postbiotics. It seems that having understood to a large extent what prebiotics and probiotics meant, we […]
Using Tempeh or Tempe
Tempeh (Tempe) is a traditional soy food produced in Indonesia. It has a very high protein content which makes it an ideal substitute for meat […]
Check Out Gin Cocktails For Christmas
Gin makes for a very satisfying cocktail and we love them for all the right reasons. Here we list some of the best gin cocktails […]
Gin – Just Enjoying A Renaissance In The Spirits Market
Gin is one of the most sophisticated, complex flavoured spirits on the planet. It is more than just a distillate which is imbued with juniper […]
You Want A Meat Alternative But It Doesn’t Taste Right!
Meat alternatives continue to be developing at quite a pace. There’s an almost overwhelming number of options available to product developers given the the large […]
Food Trends In The COVID-19 Era
Our experiences about food may well have changed dramatically with the pandemic. So when it comes to following food trends in the COVID-19 era we […]
Why Mince Pies ?
As a child, I often wondered why my grandmother’s minced beef issuing forth from the grinder, wasn’t to be found in any of the mince […]
The Best Cream Liqueurs
Cream liqueurs have a fascinating science surrounding them but it is their flavour which appeals to so many. Festive seasons like Christmas always seem to […]
Food Safety For Meat Alternatives
So food safety for meat alternatives might not seem the most jazzy title but if you want a reasonable shelf-life and no upset stomachs then […]
The Thanksgiving Turkey
The traditional fare of both Thanksgiving and the Christmas dinner is the good old roast turkey. It has been the centre piece of the dining […]
The Issue Of Powder Clumping
Powder clumping is a pain for anybody making food or pharmaceutical products! In fact it has other terms too including caking and agglomeration but whatever […]