Posts covering ingredients found in food.
Tamarind
Tamarind is a tropical fruit native to tropical Africa and the Indian sub-continent. The tamarind trees have now spread to the tropical Americas. Tamarind fruits […]
Ingredients
Carnauba Wax
Carnauba Wax is a widely used glazing agent and polish in a variety of applications from food, through to cosmetics and as a general polish. […]
Candelilla Wax
Glazing agents are often used to coat confectionary and cakes to make them more appealing. One of the glazing agents in common use which includes […]
Beeswax
Most of us have at sometime been treated to eating honey, still with the beeswax in which it was first naturally contained. For those who […]
Shakuyakukanzoto
Shakuyakukanzoto (SKT) is a traditional Japanese kampo medicine, which consists of two herbal medicines, namely Paeoniae radix and Glycyrrhizae radix. SKT has been used to […]
Butea monosperma
Butea monosperma (syn. Butea frondosa, Butea braamania and Plaso monopserma) is one of the most beautiful flowering tress anywhere in the world. It is […]
Ferulic Acid
Ferulic acid (FA) is a natural plant compound – a hydroxycinnamic acid which is found in plant cell walls of seeds and leaves. It is […]
The Value Of Trehalose In Food
Trehalose in food use has been cited as potentially preserve protein structure during thermal processes. It is a non-reducing disaccharide of glucose and is found […]
Propylene Glycol Is An Important Ingredient For Reducing Water Activity
Propylene glycol is one of those easily overlooked ingredients in food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics which has a vital function in ensuring a product retains its […]
Thaumatin – Taste Modifiers For Product Development
Thaumatin is actually a group of many low molecular weight proteins with intense sweetness. These are labelled I,II, III, (Van der Wei & Loeve, 1972) […]
Brazzein – A Sweetener For Product Development
Brazzein is an interesting sweet-tasting protein which is extracted from the a west African fruit of the climbing plant, the Oubli (Pentadiplandra brazzeana, Baillon). It […]
Sea Kelp – How Good Is It For You ?
For many years now, sea kelp has been viewed as a rich source of iodine with a significant amounts of calcium and smaller amounts of potassium and […]
Lemon Verbena Extracts Appear To Reduce Muscle Damage Following Intense Exercise
New research from Germany shows supplementation with a lemon verbena extract eases muscle soreness and reduces muscle damage following extreme, intense exercise. The research confirms […]
Some Of the Great Features Of Star Anise
You can never fail to be intrigued by the appearance of star anise. It has those star shaped seed pods containing very often a little […]
What Can Men Take To Reduce An Enlarged Prostate ?
Enlarged prostate or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) as it is described in the medical journals is an issue affecting many men from the age of […]
Papalo Is The New Herb To Love
Papalo (Porophyllum ruderale) is not one of those herbs we know that well in western cuisine but it certainly has flavour qualities which could help […]
Witch Hazel Uses And Benefits
Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana L.) is a valuable natural skin care product for treating a wide range of conditions and ailments. The extracts are obtained from […]