Glycosmis pentaphylla
The Gin berry, Orange berry or Ban Nimbu shrub is a member of the Rutaceae family. It is found in southeast Asia and northern Australia. […]
FOOD AND DRINK
Timur (Zanthoxylum armatum)
Timur (Zanthoxylum armatum DC syn. Zanthoxylum alatum Hemsl.) produces some interesting fruits for the product developer to test in desserts. Timur, also known as Szechuan […]
Coconut Palm Sugar Excites Us All Especially If We Like Novel Sweetness
The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) is well known for its infamous nutritious nut. Nowadays it offers an ingredient equally exciting called coconut palm sugar. The […]
Alligator Or Melegueta Pepper – An African Spice That Deserves To Be Better Known
Alligator pepper, Grains Of Paradise or melegueta (maniquetta) pepper as it is often known, is a popular culinary and medicinal plant in West Africa. There […]
No Need To Go Round The World When You Have Globe Artichoke
The Globe Artichoke has long been a culinary delight and in France and Italy has been raised to an artform in its cooking. The artichoke […]
Healthy Fibre In Snacks
The consumer is becoming extremely conscious of a need to improve heart health, reduce weight and generally lead a better lifestyle. However, regular meal times […]
Stop Nasty Cholesterols: Eat An Avocado Daily
Avocados are one of the most nutritious foods you can eat. Now it seems daily consumption of one might help us redress the imbalance in […]
Re-greening Of Vegetables Using Zinc Solutions
Re-greening is an important process for recovering the vibrant colouring of vegetables. This article looks at the use of zinc solutions in this process of […]
Oat Flavours
Oat flavour and aroma is instantly appealing to consumers and have a unique profile. Oats (Avena sativa L.) are important raw materials for food, animal […]
Growing Crab Apples For Pollination Of Fruiting Apples
Crab apples (Malus cultivars) make exceptional pollinators for other fruiting apples (M. domesticus cultivars). The attractive blossom in late March and April is followed by […]
Worrying Results From Campylobacter Survey Of Chicken
♦ Campylobacter found on 70% of chickens sold in supermarkets. ♦ 280 thousand people suffer campylobacter food poisoning annually. ♦ About one of third of […]
Oats And Beta-Glucan: Ideal For Bars
Why are oats and beta-glucan such ideal ingredients? When it comes to product development especially in snack bars, barley, oats and beta-glucan make ideal ingredients. […]
The Palmyra Palm And Its Natural Sweetener Sap
The Palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer L.) is a tree of great versatility and economically important. The sap or exudate when tapped is turned into a natural sugar […]
Products At Food Matters Live 2014
It’s always a joy to see new products appearing from start-up companies at food shows and none more so than at Food Matters Live 2014. […]
Walnuts Help the Heart Stay Healthy
Walnuts not only appear to have nutritional benefits when it comes to reducing the impact of Alzheimer’s Disease, they appear to be heart healthy too. Reducing […]
Consumers Using Low-Calorie Sweeteners have Better Lifestyles
The title is rather a bold statement. It seems though that based on research conducted by the University of Washington (Head researcher: Adam Drewnowski) in the […]
Pigmented Rice – Its Many Nutritional Benefits
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food and a valuable economic crop of many countries including India, China, Japan and Thailand. A group of varieties […]
Makegeolli Lasts Longer
Walk into any spirits shop in Korea and Makegeolli is likely to be the beverage that many would point you to as indicative of the […]
Grapefruit Juice: Helping Us To Lose Weight
♦ Grapefruit juice is healthy from a weight management point of view ♦ It could help us regulate our blood glucose levels Grapefruit juice has […]
Can Eating Walnuts Prevent Alzheimer’s ?
Whilst walnuts (Juglans regia L.) conjure up country teas with coffee and walnut cake, there is continued interest in consumption of this nut which might […]