Cochineal And Carmine
Carminic acid is the colour extracted from the dried female coccid insect Dactylopius coccus costa (Coccus cacti L.). Carmine is the aluminium chelate of carminic […]
FOOD AND DRINK
Betalain Makes For A Great Natural Colour In Foods
Betalains are a naturally occurring class of orange-red pigments which make excellent food colouring for snacks in particular. The pigment range includes red-violet betacyanins and […]
Red Colour From Red Seaweeds
Red seaweeds make up a significant portion of the algae that are found throughout the world. They are characterised by having a vibrant red-maroon colour […]
Huckleberries
Huckleberries are great sources of food colour. The juice from the berries has an intense purple hue which makes it suitable as a natural colour […]
Paprika Extract As A Functional Colouring Agent
Introduction Paprika extract is often seen on ingredient lists as a natural colour. Most snacks appear to contain it and it is preferred to colours […]
Lycopene: One Of The World’s Most Powerful Antioxidants
Lycopene is the bright red pigment obtained from fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes, red carrots, sweet red peppers, watermelons, and papaya. It is responsible […]
Using Extrusion To Modify The Properties Of Dietary Fiber
Dietary fibre is an important nutritional ingredient and along with bioactive compounds extremely beneficial to human and animal health. The capability for using extrusion to […]
Millennials Are Bigger Spenders Than Baby Boomers When It comes To Groceries
Grocery spending is a key measure when assessing the state of a country’s economy. Delving deeper shows young millennials now exceed the older generations when […]
How Will Changing Populations Change Shopping Behaviour?
How are populations changing and how is this affecting the shopping behaviour of food customers? Population increases and changes in demographics have long been discussed […]
Cannabis Consumption Being Used To Reduce Taking Of Prescription Medicines
Cannabis consumption continues to attract new proponents and users as more states make the herb legal to use and sell and develop consumer products which […]
The Great Health Benefits Of Tomatoes And Tomato Juice
Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and tomato juice are rich in a great variety of nutrients especially ones termed as micronutrients. It is one of the most […]
The Beauty Of The Pawpaw
The pawpaw fruit (or papaya as some mistakenly call it) is a North American fruit of great taste and quality. You’ve probably never heard of […]
Silkworm Pupae As Potential Food
Silkworms have been known for millenia as the source of silk but the silkworm pupae may also be a potentially nutritious food source for many. […]
The Health Benefits Of The Citrus Fruit, Shiikuwasha
Shiikuwasa is a citrus fruit indigenous to the Ryukyu Islands. It is primarily grown in Okinawa and the Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu Island) with the scientific […]
What Are Omega-3 Fatty Acids ?
The omega-3 fatty acids are an absolute for the body to function properly. They can only be ingested in food and are described as essential. […]
Carotenoids Really Are Healthy For Us
Carotenoids are natural pigments in many fruits and vegetables associated with good heart health. What do we mean by carotenoids ? Well, these are natural […]
The Benefits Of Hoan-Ngoc
Hoan-Ngoc is a traditional plant medicine found in South-East Asia. Pseuderanthemum palatiferum (Nees) Radlk is a Vietnamese plant in the Acanthaceae family. The plant is also […]
The Health Benefits Of Dates
Dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.) are the most important food crop in many countries of the Middle East. They are reckoned to be the oldest cultivated […]
What Is Ragi (Finger Millet) And Why Should We Eat It ?
Finger millet or ragi as it is known in India is widely eaten because it is highly nutritious. It is also extremely convenient as a […]
Apple Cider Vinegar – What’s the Hype All About?
Apple cider vinegar is going to be one of those products which has a plethora of health benefits attributed to it. We have been drinking […]