Mikania micrantha (Bitter Vine, Climbing Hemp, American Rope, Mile-A-Minute Vine)
The Bitter Vine is a tropical plant (Mikania micrantha: Family: Asteraceae) that grows vigorously in very high humidty, generally light or poor soils in all […]
Ivy Gourd (Coccinia grandis)
The Ivy Gourd (C. grandis L. Voigt; Family: Curcurbitaceae) – is a tropical climbing vine that has been used for many years in both Africa […]
Cellulose Nanofibres: An Important Recent Development In Nanomaterials
Cellulose is a natural carbohydrate polymer found in all plants and in algae, tunicates and even some bacteria (Henrisson and Berglund, 2007). As well as […]
Biochemical Understanding Behind Food Allergies
Allergies, especially food allergies have in recent years become a strong focus for research attention because they are so debilitating. Food allergies restrict food use, […]
How to do Lamb’s Liver and Onion Gravy with Hashed Potato and Peas
Ingredients: 500g lamb’s liver, trimmed and sliced 2 onions, sliced 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 tbsp plain flour 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp butter […]
A Lycopene-Resveratrol Combo Helps Reduce Foot Ulcers In Diabetic Patients
If you combine resveratrol with lycopene you are bound to have a nutritional supplement with some serious ‘poke’. So it would appear that MedVitál® Bio-Resveratrol®, […]
Gelatin From Fish
Alternative sources of gelatin to those derived from cattle and pigs came to the fore following various issues and scandals worldwide, associated with their processing of […]
The Food Safety Issues Of Clostridium Perfringens
Clostridium perfringens is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped, non-motile anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium. It produces a highly noxious enterotoxin and is a common cause of food poisoning. The bacteria frequently contaminates raw […]
How to make Vietnamese Cabbage Roll Soup
So you’ve not tried the Vietnamese cabbage roll soup before! It’s actually a refined and sophisticated way of making the cabbage a central part of […]
Pinolenic Acid
Pinolenic acid is a polyunsaturated fatty acid, 5Z,9Z,12Z-octadecatrienoic acid which is obtained from pine nut oil, derived from Korean (Pinus orientalis) and Siberian pine nuts […]
Chitinases
Chitinase (EC 3.2.1.14) – the enzyme needed to catalyse the breakdown of chitin, forms a key structural component of many living organisms. It is highly […]
New US Food Labelling Improves Understanding Of Nutrition
Food labelling anywhere in the world is a constant source of controversy. One element is whether consumers and shoppers actually understand what is written on […]
Improving Muffins
Muffins, by definition are small domes spongy cakes or bread made with egg and usually eaten at breakfast. They are certainly not cupcakes! The name […]
What are Pet Foods?
Pet foods are an important part of the consumer market. Worth further exploring! The industry is said to have started when a salesman, James Pratt […]
Citicoline Improves Attention, Levels Of Concentration And Motor Speed
Citicoline (INN) or CDP-choline (choline cytidine 5′-pyrophosphate) has recently attracted interest because it helps maintain acetylcholine levels at normal levels in the body. It is […]
Flaxseed – The Oil And Its Benefits
♦ Flaxseeds contain a range of active components which could reduce the disease factors associated with Metabolic Syndrome (MS) as well as help ameliorate cardiovascular […]
Lecithin – One Really Powerful Tool For Emulsification
Those who are avid readers of ingredient labels will have often seen the word lecithin mentioned. These lecithins are important in food chemistry. It’s a […]
Vitamin D -Essential Know How For This Nutrient
Vitamin D has many functions in the body – it regulates calcium and phosphate levels which are essential for bone building and teeth. More specifically, […]
Phloretin & Phloridzin – Universal Glucose Modulators
Apples have often been associated with ‘keeping the good doctor at bay’ and one of the reasons would be the presence of phloretin and phloridzin. The epidemiology […]
The Challenges Of Making Health Claims in the European Union.
Any business wishing to make a health claim for a function supplement or food, within the European Union (EU) must now submit a dossier (“the […]