Regularly do we read of people dying needlessly because they take slimming pills and diet aids containing a chemical called 2,4-dinitrophenol. It is surely one […]
Pizzas are wonderful vehicles for a great range of flavours and none more so than the no nonsense pizza Margherita. When you look at the […]
If governments must apply a sugar tax, how could they make it more effective in reducing sugar consumption? The latest research on the impact of […]
Not all Chinese medicinal herbs are safe. One group in particular causes serious kidney diseases and cancers due to a series of compounds found in […]
Research at the Human Appetite Research Unit which is part of the University of Leeds looked at what people were eating and how full they […]
Pulsed Electric Field Processing (PEF) is no longer an ’emerging technology’, it has emerged! The technology is used for a number of purposes. Primarily, the […]
Brucellosis is a disease which affects mainly domestic animals especially cattle although there are cases of human forms of the disease. It is caused by […]
Eating more fruit has been shown in a study to improve conception. In the study published in Human Reproduction, the researchers looked at the dietary […]
A recent piece of research from the UK in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health suggests that a diet rich in oily fish and […]
Arthritis is a medical term for joint inflammation. It is a derived from the Greek words, “artho” and “itis,” which means joint and inflammation, respectively. […]
Kaempferol (3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one) is an important natural flavonol. It is one of those compounds in the family of flavonoids which is sourced from fruits and vegetables […]
The Rose Apple, Syzygium jambos is a plant in the Myrtaceae family – the Myrtles. The plant which used to be known scientifically as Eugenia […]
Peach, like any fruit is healthy for all of us. Recent work shows that peaches contain three anthocyanins and 14 non-coloured phenolics. All these compounds […]
To many of us in the west, Jiaogulan is not a name on many people’s lips. It is a traditional food and tea from China […]
A risotto is one of the sublime dishes to come out of Italy. One of the key ingredients is rice but not any ordinary rice. […]
The Italians have been practicing the curing and preservation of pork products for over two millennia. Here we review the many products to come from […]
If you watch MasterChef on UK television, I’m sure you will have heard tonka beans mentioned a few times. These are an exotic ingredient that […]
The Foodex, Farm Shop & Deli Show, Food & Drink Expo, and Ingredients exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre on the outskirts of Birmingham never […]
The mevalonate pathway, also known as the MVA pathway, is a fundamental metabolic route that plays a central role in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids. Isoprenoids […]
If you are lucky enough to visit Turkey or Iran, or even Saffron Walden, you might be lucky enough to see fields of purple crocus. […]
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