Posts covering ingredients found in food.
The Benefits Of Sage
Sage is a herb traditionally used as stuffing for all sorts of meats but pork and lamb are probably the most popular in Western cuisine. […]
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids In Countering Depression Or Does It?
Omega-3 fatty acids have long been consumed to the benefit of our heart health and ameliorating cardiovascular disease. It has also been claimed to help […]
The Health And Product Benefits Of Chickpeas
Chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.) or garbanzo beans are now the second most important pulse or legume crop in the world. They have been used for over […]
Cardamom As A Flavour And Natural Food Preservative
The spice, cardamom is made up of a variety of seeds from both the Elettaria and Amomum genera. One of the main species is Amomum […]
The Health Benefits of Fennel Seeds
Introduction Fennel (Latin name: Foeniculum vulgare var.dulce) was known by the ancient Greeks as ‘marathon’ and the famous ancient village from whence the long-distance runner […]
Passion Flower For Inducing Sleep And Overcoming Insomnia
I’m not sure that passion flower and its fruit, and a cure for insomnia or anxiety necessarily spring to mind but it does it appear […]
Rapeseed (Canola) Oil And Protein – Some Observations
Rapeseed (canola) (Brassica napus) not only produces a highly valuable cooking oil but its protein content is also useful because of its rich amino-acid profile. […]
What Is Milk? A Few Notes
Milk, where would we be as humans without it? It is the food which exclusively sustains all of us in the first few months of […]
The Use Of Phosphates In the Meat Industry
Phosphate addition to meat products improves their texture and yield. Phosphates are commonly found in meat and poultry products because they improve yield, texture and […]
The Remarkable Benefits Of Quercetin
Quercetin is one of those key bioflavonoids, a polyphenol which along with rutin and hesperidin have been important supplements described in the ‘antioxidant story’. Generally, EFSA (2011) does not consider […]
The Benefits of Alpha Lipoic Acid
Alpha-Lipoic Acid is an important antioxidant, an organosulphur compound and derived from octanoic acid (caprylic acid). It is essential for aerobic metabolism where it acts […]
The Benefits Of Eucalyptus
The image of a sleepy Koala is a common vision munching on Eucalyptus leaves in Australia. It is this marsupial’s only food source which says […]
The Health Benefits Of Black Fungus
The black fungus (Auricularia polytricha) is not the most attractive name that ever rolled off the culinary tongue but it does have some excellent health […]
Nuts – Their Nutritional Benefits
Nuts are the seeds of new plants and must provide all the fat, protein and energy that a newly germinating plant must receive to continue […]
Magnesium L-Threonate
Compounds regularly appear with health benefits. This particular compound, magnesium L-threonate (CAS no. 778571-57-6, and the hydrate is CAS no. 500304-76-7) is being marketed as a […]
Horny Goat Weed
Introduction The Horny Goat Weed is a herb that literally got its name because animals that ate the plant found it increased their libido immeasurably. […]
Cyclina sinensis
Cyclina sinensis is commonly known as Chinese venus, Black Clam, iron clam and Korean cyclina clam. It is a clam species in the venus clam family, Veneridae. The clam mostly […]
Schisandra sphenanthera
Schisandra sphenanthera is one of those Chinese herbals with an interesting biochemical profile. It needs to be distinguished from its close relative which is S. […]
The Benefits Of Betaine
Betaine anhydrous (Bet) is a naturally produced compound. Supplementation with betaine is most often used for reducing blood homocysteine levels and trying to improve athletic […]
Echinacea – Uncertainty Remains On Its Ability To Reduce Occurrence Of Colds
Overview Echinacea is commonly sold as an over the counter herbal medicine for treating colds and flu. Given that in the USA, one billion episodes […]