Category: Nutrition
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A Culinary Must-Have: The Health Benefits of Cumin
The term ‘Cumin’ is from the Latin Cuminum, from the Greek term ‘Kyminon.’ cumin is famous with a variety of names in several languages, including kū míng (Chinese), jeera (Hindi), Cumino (Italian), Comino (Spanish), Cumin (French), Kamoun (Arabic), and kreuzkümmel (German). It is the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, also related to parsley.…
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Wheat Germ Oil: The Vegetable Oil with Ample of Benefits
With increasing awareness of the benefits of vegetable oils as food and nutraceuticals (health-enhancing foods), the demand for vegetable oil has rapidly risen. However, this global trend leads to the insufficiency of vegetable oils, which entails exploring new sources of edible oil to meet the demands. And wheat germ oil is as valuable as gold.…
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Wasabi: Your go-to Vegetable
Wasabi, also called Japanese horseradish, is a cruciferous vegetable that rises inherently along streambeds in mountain river canyons in Japan. It also grows in parts of Korea, China, New Zealand, and North America, where it is shady and moist. It is known for its robust and fragrant flavour and sharp green colour. Wasabi is an…
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Amla – Benefits, Nutrition, Uses and Recipes
It has eight times more vitamin C than an orange, twice the antioxidant power of acai berry, and around 17 times that of a pomegranate. The humble Indian gooseberry, commonly known as amla, truly deserves its superfood status. The translucent green fruit, which derives its name from the Sanskrit word ‘Amlaki’ meaning “nectar of life”,…
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Sweet and Sour Sauce: Everything that It Offers
The sweet and sour sauce is a generic term that encompasses many sauces, mainly including various flavours, fruits, vegetables and exciting additives that give sauces a mix of sweet and sour tastes. The Chinese made the sauce, considering how one can benefit from flavouring substances such as sauces. These sauces became famous because of their…