Mushrooms add flavor and texture to a variety of meals, but have you ever tried foods or beverages made with functional mushrooms? It’s estimated there are at least 12,000 different mushroom species in the world, with 2000 used in foods or as functional ingredients.
Unroasted #coffee beans contain higher amounts of chlorogenic acid (CGA) — the #phytochemical in coffee that provides many of the health benefits — than roasted coffee.
Studies using CGA have found that it decreases fasting blood sugar, insulin levels, triglycerides, and LDL cholesterol as well as reducing body weight and decreasing body fat.
So let’s talk about green coffee extract, a popular #functionalingredient…
The blue foods include fish, crustaceans (crabs, shrimp, krill, prawns, lobster), octopus, squid, mollusks (clams, cockles, sea snails, mussels, scallops), aquatic plants like water spinach or watercress, seaweed, and other aquatic animals such as sea cucumbers, sharks, and eels. There are over 2500 different types of blue foods that contain important nutrients for optimum health.
We choose what we eat for a variety of reasons: taste, convenience, cost, and #health concerns. Food manufacturers capitalize on consumers’ desire for healthy foods by adding ingredients that are marketed to help protect our #immune system, improve #mood, and increase #energy levels. One of the ways they do this is through #functionalingredients like #collagen…
Do indulgent foods like cookies and crunchy snacks that contain functional ingredients actually promote health, or is the inclusion of functional ingredients more of a marketing strategy?
Functional foods can provide additional health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Think fermented foods like kefir or sauerkraut that contain probiotics, or berries that are high in antioxidants. Including functional foods as part of your daily food choices is an excellent strategy to improve overall health…
When it comes to selecting which oil you're going to use for your cooking project, it turns out that flavor is only one of many considerations. Here's everything you need to know about the health impact of various cooking oils...
People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a disease of the intestines that results in stomach pain, bloating, gas, diarrhea, and/or constipation, often try various restrictive diets to get relief. The low-FODMAP diet helps approximately 70% of people with IBS live healthy, symptom-free lives.
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Functional Food Spotlight: Mushrooms
Mushrooms add flavor and texture to a variety of meals, but have you ever tried foods or beverages made with functional mushrooms? It’s estimated there are at least 12,000 different mushroom species in the world, with 2000 used in foods or as functional ingredients.
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Functional Ingredient Spotlight: Green Coffee Extract
Unroasted #coffee beans contain higher amounts of chlorogenic acid (CGA) — the #phytochemical in coffee that provides many of the health benefits — than roasted coffee.
Studies using CGA have found that it decreases fasting blood sugar, insulin levels, triglycerides, and LDL cholesterol as well as reducing body weight and decreasing body fat.
So let’s talk about green coffee extract, a popular #functionalingredient…
Choose More Blue Foods for Improved Health
The blue foods include fish, crustaceans (crabs, shrimp, krill, prawns, lobster), octopus, squid, mollusks (clams, cockles, sea snails, mussels, scallops), aquatic plants like water spinach or watercress, seaweed, and other aquatic animals such as sea cucumbers, sharks, and eels. There are over 2500 different types of blue foods that contain important nutrients for optimum health.
Functional Ingredient Spotlight: Turmeric
According to a market analysis report, #functionalingredients are expected to grow by 6.4% annually over the next seven years.
#Turmeric is one of the most popular functional ingredients, so let’s talk about it in more detail…
Functional Ingredient Spotlight: Collagen
We choose what we eat for a variety of reasons: taste, convenience, cost, and #health concerns. Food manufacturers capitalize on consumers’ desire for healthy foods by adding ingredients that are marketed to help protect our #immune system, improve #mood, and increase #energy levels. One of the ways they do this is through #functionalingredients like #collagen…
A Dietitian's Insight About Functional Ingredients
Do indulgent foods like cookies and crunchy snacks that contain functional ingredients actually promote health, or is the inclusion of functional ingredients more of a marketing strategy?
What Are Functional Ingredients?
Functional foods can provide additional health benefits beyond basic nutrition. Think fermented foods like kefir or sauerkraut that contain probiotics, or berries that are high in antioxidants. Including functional foods as part of your daily food choices is an excellent strategy to improve overall health…
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Cooking Oil Smoke Point Chart
Choosing a cooking oil for its smoking point is important if you plan to sear or brown your ingredients.
The Health Impact of Cooking Oils: A Comparison
When it comes to selecting which oil you're going to use for your cooking project, it turns out that flavor is only one of many considerations. Here's everything you need to know about the health impact of various cooking oils...
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What is a Low-FODMAP Diet and Who Can Benefit from It?
People with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a disease of the intestines that results in stomach pain, bloating, gas, diarrhea, and/or constipation, often try various restrictive diets to get relief. The low-FODMAP diet helps approximately 70% of people with IBS live healthy, symptom-free lives.
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