Posts covering ingredients found in food.
The rhizomes of ginger (Zingiber officinale. Roscoe, family: Zingiberacea) have been used as a traditional home remedy for millenia. It is only in recent years that […]
Nigella seeds may not be that well known in Western style cuisine but throughout Asia, especially India, Kalonji as it is known is a common […]
Eggs are a basic food throughout human civilization and a provider of much needed nutrition. They also have exceptional functional benefits throughout food manufacture such […]
Tyrosinase is an enzyme that catalyses the rate-limiting step in melanin synthesis in animals. It helps converts the amino acid tyrosine to DOPA in particular […]
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a highly unpleasant gastrointestinal illness. The number of people affected by it is rising and it is not entirely clear why. […]
Tributyrin (TB) could be a product developer’s answer to incorporating an extremely difficult compound called butyrate into a food product. Tributyrin (TB) is a triglyceride […]
Camel milk is a particularly delicious dairy drink. There are many nutritional and health benefits touted for camel milk proteins and a number of peptides. […]
Erythritol is a natural sugar alcohol which has found widespread use as a low calorie sweetener for use in diabetic foods. It is mainly manufactured […]
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A blessing and a curse to be honest when it comes to pasta! If it’s about preserving colour over shelf-life or ensuring the consumer enjoys […]
Calabash nutmeg (Monodora myristica Dunal) are dried seeds from a tropical forest tree found native in West Africa but also now grown in other parts […]
Wheatgrass – sounds like it could be wheat but not sure of it ? Well you will certainly have enjoyed its flour in doughnuts, pizzas […]
Sunflower seeds are one of those seedy foods which we have a lot to be thankful for. Snacking on any seed is generally healthy but […]
Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) is one of the original four traditional French ‘fines herbes’ which along with tarragon, parsley and chives are mixed and blended for […]
Wheat germ oil is a rich source of vitamins, such as thiamine (vitamin B1) and tocopherols, especially vitamin E. Wheat itself is a great source […]
Black gram which is often called the urad bean, mungo bean or black lentil is a small bean that is widely grown in India. It […]
Gelatin has been an ingredient for general product development for many years. It is a protein prepared from collagen which is found in ligaments and […]
Pectins are complex plant heteropolysaccharides in the plant cell wall which are vital in cell structure and functioning. They are found in all the higher […]
Bananas are one of the top snack foods and their curved, boomerang shape with that bright yellow colour provides lots of appeal. No wonder we […]
If you live in the UK you are not very likely to come across foxnuts or lotus seeds but in India they are considered to […]
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