Posts covering ingredients found in food.
Quinoa – A New ‘Ancient’ Food
The Incas, many moons ago ate quinoa as a staple – the ‘mother grain’ as they referred to it because it grew extremely well in […]
Ingredients
Mikania micrantha (Bitter Vine, Climbing Hemp, American Rope, Mile-A-Minute Vine)
The Bitter Vine is a tropical plant (Mikania micrantha: Family: Asteraceae) that grows vigorously in very high humidty, generally light or poor soils in all […]
A Lycopene-Resveratrol Combo Helps Reduce Foot Ulcers In Diabetic Patients
If you combine resveratrol with lycopene you are bound to have a nutritional supplement with some serious ‘poke’. So it would appear that MedVitál® Bio-Resveratrol®, […]
Gelatin From Fish
Alternative sources of gelatin to those derived from cattle and pigs came to the fore following various issues and scandals worldwide, associated with their processing of […]
Pinolenic Acid
Pinolenic acid is a polyunsaturated fatty acid, 5Z,9Z,12Z-octadecatrienoic acid which is obtained from pine nut oil, derived from Korean (Pinus orientalis) and Siberian pine nuts […]
Citicoline Improves Attention, Levels Of Concentration And Motor Speed
Citicoline (INN) or CDP-choline (choline cytidine 5′-pyrophosphate) has recently attracted interest because it helps maintain acetylcholine levels at normal levels in the body. It is […]
Flaxseed – The Oil And Its Benefits
♦ Flaxseeds contain a range of active components which could reduce the disease factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome (MS) as well as help ameliorate cardiovascular […]
Lecithin – One Really Powerful Tool For Emulsification
Those who are avid readers of ingredient labels will have often seen the word lecithin mentioned. These lecithins are important in food chemistry. It’s a […]
Vitamin D -Essential Know How For This Nutrient
Vitamin D has many functions in the body – it regulates calcium and phosphate levels which are essential for bone building and teeth. More specifically, […]
The Many Benefits Of Meadowsweet
Meadowsweet is also named as Bridewort, Meadsweet, Dolloff, Meadow-Wort, Meadow Queen, Queen of the Meadow, Lady of the Meadow, Pride of the Meadow, Bridewort and Meadsweet. […]
Sweet Annie
Sweet Annie has been used for centuries in Chinese and European herbal medicine to treat painful childbirth and dysmenorrhea. This plant is native to Asia […]
Stable Colour From Black Carrots
Black carrot (Daucus carota ssp. Sativus var. Atrorubens. Alef.) has an attractive blue-purple colour, an extract of which has become a popular choice for product […]
Catmint
Cats go wild over it ! Catmint has a powerful effect on cats making them go crazy when they’ve chewed a few leaves. Our cat has […]
Novel Uses For Coriander (Cilantro) -Health, Antifungal And Sprout Suppressant Activity
Overview On Cilantro (Coriander) Coriander or cilantro is a remarkable plant. Incidentally, a word about naming the plant ! Coriander is the name given to both […]
Stevia – The New Sweetener
Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni; Family: Asteraceae) and its extracted derivatives have long been touted as the next big thing in high-potency sweeteners for product development and […]
Ginseng – A Herbal For Managing Mood
Ginseng is an established herbal tonic which has been in use for over 5,500 years in China, Korea and parts of Japan. It has become […]
Algal Red Pigments: Prodigiosin – A Natural Colour?
Prodigiosin (PG) is a secondary metabolite – a red pigment and a typical alkaloid compound that is produced by microorganisms such as Serratia marcescens of […]
The Chinese Olive
The Chinese olive (Canarium album L.), is known in its native home, China as Ganlan and Qingguo. It is a member of the Burseraceae family. It is widely […]
Cowpea – A New Pulse Ingredient And Source Of Nutrition
The Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp)) is a critical legume for cattle fodder. It’s grown over much of dry Africa, Europe, Asia and the USA because […]
Jatropha Seed Oil – A Better Biodiesel
The Jatropha plant is a wide ranging perennial with a quick growth and almost 60 years longevity. It appears to survive both tropical and arid conditions, […]