Posts covering ingredients found in food.
Product developers are always seeking new ingredients that will offer the consumer something delicious, nutritious and exciting. Pulses come to mind when finding suitable protein […]
Marijuana and various cannabinoids are now legal in the USA but not much was known about how they are produced. Tetrahydrocannabinol is the well known […]
Field mint is often found in the garden where it’s chopped leaves are infused in vinegar and used as sauce to accompany lamb or in teas where it […]
The almond is possibly the top choice for consumers because it is so nutritionally valuable, great visual appeal and is widely used in cooking especially […]
The vast majority of coeliacs can consume oats if they are stored away from wheat. Some people with coeliac disease are sensitive to oats. Oats […]
Meat substitutes may seem an odd term nowadays for the vegetarian or vegan given that plant based foods are the ones being eulogised. When you […]
A highly potent antioxidant PGG has anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activity. Tannin based Potent anti-microbial Pentagalloylglucose (PGG) should be known better although its chemical name […]
Pumpkin seeds have long been valued as sources of zinc and we continue to enjoy them in various food products like bars, breads, cakes, seed […]
Ingestion of phytosterols are regularly associated with maintaining good heart health and in many ways they have earned the same reputation as statins. You might ask what […]
Borage or Starflower as it is also known is a robust hardy annual. Easy to grow and a ‘cottage garden’ popular plant. Ideal for borders and […]
A hardy biennial which flowers the following year from sowing. Seeds are a wonderful seasoning for many cooked dishes and baked goods Fresh leaves are […]
If you are developing foods with a Middle Eastern flavour, then you need to seriously consider the spice, Mahlab. Of all of those spices which […]
Many of us in Europe are probably not familiar with Njangsa (Ricinodendron heudelotii) but it is a commercially important crop of West Africa. Seed oil […]
Red chili peppers are one of the most widely used spices in the world and an essential requirement in ethnic cuisine. The powder is a […]
Kaffir Lime leaves are quite a speciality in Thai and Indonesian cuisine but they are now used in mainstream cooking. The Lime (Citrus hystrix DC.) […]
Vitamin A is an extremely important nutrient obtained from food and recent evidence suggests that its absence could lead to diabetes. Vitamin A is found […]
Mung beans and mung bean sprouts (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) are one of those foods which should be more widely eaten. They are in the […]
Coenzyme Q10, also known as ubiquinone or 2,3 dimethoxy-5 methyl-6-decaprenyl benzoquinone is a naturally occurring pro-vitamin which acts as a powerful antioxidant in cell metabolism. […]
The media often report how bad trans fats are for you. The culprit for weight gain or obesity has often been laid at the door […]
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