Top Food Trends For 2016
Insights2Innovate Ltd has been assessing its top 7 key trends for food, health and nutrition at the end of 2015 for the forthcoming year of […]
FOOD AND DRINK
Pigeon Pea
Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L. Millsp.) may be the pea to grow in warmer climates when the petit pois season has finally given way to […]
Fortunella (Kumquat)
The genus Fortunella offers the exotic fruit connoisseur a fascinating range of new options. We are familiar now with at least three types all called […]
The Elephant Apple (Dillenia indica)
The Elephant Apple (Dillenia indica Linn.) is a peculiar fruit which is rarely seen in the West. It is a member of the Dillenia family which are […]
The Bambara Groundnut – Still Being Unearthed
Bambara groundnuts should be better known ! The Bambara groundnut or Earth Pea (Vigna subterranean [L.] Verdc.) has recently been identified as a great source […]
Whey, Isomaltulose And HMB Together Enhance Muscle Recovery After Strenuous Exercise
HMB (beta-hydroxybeta-methylbutyrate) and whey are both known for their muscle building benefits in athletes doing vigorous exercise. Very few studies however have looked at the […]
Could A Stick Of Rhubarb Beat Cancer?
Rhubarb may be everything to a crumble and it appears to possess some very interesting bioactives which have been shown in some cell tests to […]
Whiteladies Farmers Market – Bristol (October 2015)
Whiteladies Road in Bristol always reminds me of days spent as a student cycling up and down what is a relentless hill. If you are […]
Aronia melanocarpa – Chokeberry
The Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliot. Family: Rosaceae) provides product developers with a strong red-purple colour for use in beverages. Any more to be […]
Hot Water Treatment Helps Extend Post Harvest Colour In Limes
Hot water treatment at 50 °C for 5 min could be a useful method to delay chlorophyll degradation in Thai lime fruit. Citrus fruit can lose its […]
Vitamin D Supplementation In Postmenopausal Women Found To Increase Muscle Strength
The role of vitamin D supplementation and its benefits in postmenopausal women remains controversial. A very recent study indicated that such supplementation does not alleviate […]
Making Sloe Gin
It is that time of the season when there is a veritable abundance of food and just watching the birds attack the fruit and berries […]
Docosanol or Behenyl Alcohol, An Ingredient For Skin Creams
♥ A natural fatty alcohol more widely known as dacosanol or behenyl alcohol and occurs as a white, opaque waxy solid. Properties/Functions: It is commonly found in skin […]
Consuming plenty of fish daily could be a way to halt feelings of depression
Eating plenty of fish may help reduce the risk of depression. It is reckoned by the Office for National Statistics that about 20 per cent […]
Porridge – How Processing Turns It Into A Greater Health Food Than It Already Is.
Research provides a great example of how processing such as milling can alter food materials radically to improve their nutritional health benefits. Porridge might not […]
Consumption Of Sea Cucumbers
Edible sea cucumbers are not often found on the fish menu but they are popular food on the Asia-Pacific Rim. Consumers are mostly found in […]
Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.)
Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.) is a perennial vine-like plant of the Euphorbiacaea family and native to Peru and nowadays found throughout tropical South America […]
Pitanga Or Brazilian Cherry – Whatever It’s Called, It Is A Samba Of A Fruit
Next year, 2016, is the year of the Brazilian Olympics. It pays to see what exotic fruits are available from a country with the richest […]
Red Mombin Or Mexican Plum (Spondias purpurea)
Red Mombin (Spondias purpurea L. (Family: Anacardiaceae)) is a fruit widely distributed throughout Central America especially Mexico. Its most common name is ciruelo meaning plum […]