Posts covering ingredients found in food.
Folic Acid Supplementation Would Cut Down On Birth Defects.
The idea of adding folic acid to foods like flour has been a frequent request for many years. It’s based on the notion that serious […]
Ingredients
What Is So Important About Carotenes ?
Carotenes are the red to orange pigments found in fruits and plants Carotenes are pigments which you find in a lot of plants. The word […]
Licorice (Liquorice) – the Root Of Novel Flavours
Licorice (US spelling) or Liquorice (UK spelling) has been used in ancient medicines for millennia and it’s also an extremely important flavouring for confectionary, spirits […]
What Is Chlorphenesin ?
Chlorphenesin is commonly found in cosmetics, especially face creams and moisteurizers as a preservative. It is also a muscle relaxant taken in the form chlorphenesin […]
What Is Shea Butter?
Shea butter is derived from the nut of an African trea, Butyrospermum parkii (Vitellaria paradoxa) and is one of the most ubiquitous ingredients in skin […]
What Is Propolis And What Can It be Used For?
Propolis is a natural resinous substance collected by bees from parts of plants, their buds, and other exudates as they pollinate them (Ghisalberti 1979). This […]
Centella
Centella, (Centella asiatica L. Family: Umbelliferae) is a small, herbaceous annual plant that is widely grown throughout Asia and consumed mostly in Thailand and India. […]
The Power Of Apple Seed Oil
Apple seed oil is a fixed oil extracted from apple seeds. It is used for the medical and cosmetic purposes. Apple seeds have high concentrations of protein and oil. […]
The Benefits Of Hops
The benefits of hops have long been recognised for centuries. As a plant you may have seen it trailing and snaking over telegraph wires or […]
Pea Protein Isolates – A Rising Pod In Product Development Circles
Pea protein is the rising star for product developers seeking alternatives to dairy and cereal proteins. This article examines some of that potential. Peas (Pisum sativum) have been known […]
Date Nectar
Date nectar is possible the newest trending grocery product for 2019. Why ? It is a vegan alternative to honey. Date syrups are 100% natural […]
Peony Seed Oil
The genus Paeonia does not just provide us with horticultural specimens of some merit but also products with health benefits. There are over 30 species […]
Top Diets Of 2019
It’s always interesting to see what the top diets are going to be for 2019. Let’s face it when it comes to new Year resolutions, […]
How Shortening Helps in Baking
The use of shortening is a long-standing term for the function that an oil or fat performs in baking, in confectionary and fried foods. These […]
The Top Five Vinegars For The Kitchen
Vinegars are an essential ingredient and condiment in the kitchen. Vinegar can turn ordinary vegetables into something special when they are soused in this slightly […]
Issues With Calcium Supplements
Some folks have to take calcium supplements especially if they are dealing with osteoporosis or forms of malabsorption where not enough calcium might be entering […]
Thyme: Why This Herb Is Good For You.
Thyme is a generic term for a host of herbs with one of the best culinary pedigrees we know of. It’s also one full of […]
The Benefits Of Walnut Oil
The walnut (Juglans regia L.) is in its own right an important component of anybody’s diet. It is often consumed without any further modification of […]
Alisma Rhizome
The rhizome of the European Water Plantain or more scientifically, Alisma orientale (Sam.) Juzep (also known as A. plantago-aquatica var. orientale) has been used traditionally in […]
Why Quark Is Such Good Protein
Quark or quarg as some might call it sounds like an alien species sent to humour us. It is though a very white soft cheese […]