Starting the day with a glass of orange juice and a bowl of cereal. It has gone out of fashion with many people these days as they make their own smoothies, but for those out there that do, is it part of a healthy diet? Or is it just another…
Today, we are talking functional foods, i.e. food that has added functions such as disease prevention or health promoting benefits.
Yes, that is the news from a paper that has been accepted for publication in the journal Food and Function.
We’ve all heard that we should get our daily dose of fresh fruit and vegetables, whether that be the 5 a day or 7. But what about a daily dose of mushrooms?
Interesting news from the Journal of Food Science, if you want to increase the bioavailability of cucuminoids then putting it into some yogurt instead of an aqueous solution is the way to go.
Interesting news reported on the website of the English newspaper the Guardian. It would seem that some restaurants in China have been using opium containing poppy seeds in their food, perhaps giving a whole new meaning to food you just can’t get enough of.
Then you should try a flour made from green coffee! Yes, those clever boffins have had their thinking hats on again and come up with a new way to consume coffee. We have blogged a number of times on this site about papers that claim coffee is good for you…
Yes, it’s that time again. It’s early January, the hangovers are finally wearing off, and many people out there are thinking January is the month to detox. Whether it be from drink, junk food or even some habits outside the scope of this blog. In today’s blog we are talking…
As we like to say here in Germany, Jein (a mix of yes and no). It all depends on how it is produced.
The craft beer scene is exploding, and no, we are not talking about over-carbonated bottles. Daily we here about new quirky (and sometimes unpalatable) “craft” beers that are making a splash. But can they be good for us? Beer is, after all, a fermented product and many fermented products are…