Posts covering ingredients found in food.
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 has many functions in the body – it regulates calcium and phosphate levels which are essential for bone building and teeth. More specifically, […]
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 has been used for centuries in Chinese and European herbal medicine to treat painful childbirth and dysmenorrhea. This plant is native to Asia […]
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 […]
Coriander or cilantro is a remarkable plant. Incidentally, a word about naming the plant ! Coriander is the name given to both leaves and seeds in […]
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 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 […]
Prodigiosin (PG) is a secondary metabolite – a red pigment and a typical alkaloid compound that is produced by microorganisms such as Serratia marcescens of […]
Fat crystallization is a complex phenomenon that plays a crucial role in various industries, especially in food processing, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. This process involves the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Red palm oil, derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis), has been a staple in the diets of many communities in […]
Vitamin E as a nutrient is one of the most powerful lipophilic antioxidants known where it scavenges free radicals and the waste products of oxygen […]
D-(+)-pinitol (3-O-methyl-chirinositol) is becoming an important supplement in both muscle building for sports people and for diabetics in regulating their sugar metabolism. D-Pinitol is extracted […]
Juniper berries not only bring a distinctive flavour to gin but are widely used in compounding for spices, perfumes and even pharmaceuticals. However, their health benefits are […]
The search for new seed oils is an imperative given that many sources of dietary oil are diverted into other uses such as fuels or intermediates […]
Competitors looking for advantages will try sports products in the hope of boosting performance or minimising the time to recover. One such ingredient β-alanine has […]
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