Red Mombin Or Mexican Plum (Spondias purpurea)
Red Mombin (Spondias purpurea L. (Family: Anacardiaceae)) is a fruit widely distributed throughout Central America especially Mexico. Its most common name is ciruelo meaning plum […]
Fruit & Vegetables
The Ceylon Gooseberry (Ketembilla)
One fruit that is not that well known in the West is the Ceylon Gooseberry or Ketembilla (Dovyalis hebecarpa, Warb; Family: Salicaceae) and yet it […]
What Is Important For A Cider Apple Orchard?
What Is Important For A Cider Apple Orchard? Most ciders with any astringency rely on a certain amount of bittersweet apple juice in their composition. […]
The Nutritional Benefits Of Loquat
Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) (Lindl.)) offers the product developer not only a strong nutritional profile but a rich yellow-orange colour suited to tropical beverages, confectionary […]
Broccoli To Tackle Oral Cancer
♦ Studies show broccoli might be immensely helpful in reducing oral cancer by protecting cells lining the mouth and throat from cancer causing chemicals. Walking […]
Treating Everything – Schisandra chinensis – The Berry Of Asia
Schisandra (Schisandra chinensis [Turcz.] Baill.) grows throughout China, Japan, Korea and Eastern Asia at large. It is a climbing vine growing on wet banks or […]
There’s Value In Tomato Seeds
♦ Tomato seeds contain useful proteins which could be useful in other foods but just get thrown away The ubiquitous tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L) is grown […]
Skirret, A Vegetable Fit For A King
We don’t often sing the praises of a root vegetable, but one that is returning to the garden allotment is skirret, water parsnip, sugar root or […]
Oligosaccharides From Chinese Water Chestnuts
The Chinese Water Chestnuts are a staple of Westerner’s views of what should be thrown into a stir-fry. Apologies if that appears a jaundiced view of […]
Cider Apples: A Short Review About These Cultivars.
Cider apples are returning to the fore as a set of cultivars that not only need to be cherished but protected. They have strong associations with a national […]
No Need To Go Round The World When You Have Globe Artichoke
The Globe Artichoke has long been a culinary delight and in France and Italy has been raised to an artform in its cooking. The artichoke […]
Stop Nasty Cholesterols: Eat An Avocado Daily
Avocados are one of the most nutritious foods you can eat. Now it seems daily consumption of one might help us redress the imbalance in […]
Re-greening Of Vegetables Using Zinc Solutions
Re-greening is an important process for recovering the vibrant colouring of vegetables. This article looks at the use of zinc solutions in this process of […]
Growing Crab Apples For Pollination Of Fruiting Apples
Crab apples (Malus cultivars) make exceptional pollinators for other fruiting apples (M. domesticus cultivars). The attractive blossom in late March and April is followed by […]
Grapefruit Juice: Helping Us To Lose Weight
♦ Grapefruit juice is healthy from a weight management point of view ♦ It could help us regulate our blood glucose levels Grapefruit juice has […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Properties Of Bergamot Peel Essence And Juice
Bergamot (Citrus bergamia Risso et Poiteau) is a citrus fruit that is restricted in cultivation to the narrow coastal Reggio Calabria region in Southern Italy. […]
The Health Benefits Of Litchi (Lychee) Fruit
Litchi (Litchi chinensis) or lychee is mostly sourced from Southeast Asia, and is a tropical or subtropical crop that has seen a gentle and steady […]
Passion Fruit
The yellow passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims F. Flavicarpa) is thought of as having one of the finest flavours of any fruit and is extremely […]