The Value Of Brewer’s Yeast
Brewer’s yeast is the ingredient we use for brewing beer and cider and in some cases for making bread. The yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae which […]
FOOD AND DRINK
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
5 Top Tips To Make Your Pet More Eco-friendly.
Just like us humans pets can have a negative impact on the environment, so how can you make your pet more eco-friendly? Here in the […]
If You Are Serious About Home Cooking – Grow Your Own Herbs.
Nothing quite beats cooking with home-grown herbs. A collection of aromatic, fresh herbs is a great asset for your kitchen. Having a plentiful supply to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]