Inulin Claim Gets Go Ahead With EFSA Approval
Inulin is a very attractive ingredient for the nutritional food industry because it is a soluble fibre with strong prebiotic properties as well as having […]
Fibre
The Bambara Groundnut – Still Being Unearthed
Bambara groundnuts should be better known ! The Bambara groundnut or Earth Pea (Vigna subterranean [L.] Verdc.) has recently been identified as a great source […]
Porridge – How Processing Turns It Into A Greater Health Food Than It Already Is.
Research provides a great example of how processing such as milling can alter food materials radically to improve their nutritional health benefits. Porridge might not […]
Prebiotics And Health
What Is A Prebiotic? A prebiotic is a selectively fermented ingredient that allows specific changes, both in the composition and/or activity of the gastrointestinal microbiota, […]
The Super Uses For Onion Skin
Onions (Allium cepa L.) are highly valuable vegetables used in a wide range of recipes and are now only second to tomatoes as the most important horticultural […]
What is Klason Lignin?
Klason lignin is the insoluble residue portion after removing the ash by concentrated acid hydrolysis of the plant tissues. Lignin generally is not polysaccharide but […]
What is Lignin?
Lignin is not a polysaccharide but is chemically bound to hemicelluloses in plant cell walls. It has been suggested that lignins are precursors to mammalian […]
Dietary Fibre Aids Weight Loss – Pieces Of Evidence
Dietary fibre has had strong associations with heart health but consumption also helps in weight loss and management. Fibre is the edible, non-starch portion of […]