Growing Gooseberries
Gooseberries – there little green jewels herald the start in most Summer gardens of the fruit bonanza. Coinciding with blackcurrants, they are often picked for […]
FOOD AND DRINK
Kenaf – A Fibre And Seed Oil For Nutrition And Bio-Diesel
Kenaf has been grown for centuries as a cordage plant, one whose stem and stalk have been widely used for the production of high quality […]
Is Coconut Oil Really That Healthy?
Coconut oil is a valuable cooking and frying medium – an interesting alternative to maize and corn oils. The oil is exceptional as a moisturising […]
What Is Kratom Oil And Why Is It Causing Such Issues ?
Kratom is a plant (Mitragyna speciosa) that regularly finds its way into the news and usually for all the wrong reasons. The plant grows in […]
Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia)
The Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia: Family: Curcurbitaceae) a.k.a. Bitter Gourd or Karela (in India) and Shan Ku Gua in Taiwan is a vegetable which is […]
Annatto
Annatto is the name of a colour but is also the name of the seeds that come from a tropical bush called Bixa orellana. The […]
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 […]
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. […]