Cloves are small, dark-brown flower buds, obtained from of an evergreen tree known scientifically as Syzygium aromaticum. Clove flower buds are harvested before they blossom, and they are characterized by their strong aroma, flavor, and health benefits. Cloves originated from the tropical regions of Indonesia and find applications in cooking, medicine, and beauty products. Common […]
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The third amazing functional “P”-foods is polyphenols. These are naturally occurring compounds found largely in plant-based foods such as fruits, herbs, spices, vegetables, cocoa, coffee, tea, nuts, legumes and cereals. Foods rich in polyphenols are identified by their colorful hues ranging from green color of vegetables to brown color of cloves. What are Polyphenols? These
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The second “P” functional foods are the probiotics. These are live organisms that provide a health benefit to the host when administered in appropriate quantity1. They are the good microbes in our guts and could be found in fermented foods or some formulated products. For any substance to qualify as a probiotic, it must contain
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Prebiotic is one of the three important functional foods that start with the letter, “P”. The three important functional foods are prebiotics, probiotics, and polyphenols. Prebiotics Defined Glenn Gibson and Marcel Roberfroid in 1995 introduced the prebiotic concept, and defined it as “a nondigestible food ingredient that beneficially affects the host by selectively stimulating the
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It’s quite interesting to know that the order in which you eat the classes of food in your meal plays a vital role on how much your blood glucose will rise which affects your entire metabolic system on the long run. Eating the components of your meals in proper order helps stabilize your blood sugar
In today’s world, with so much to do and catch-up with, people hardly give serious thoughts to what to put in their mouths as food. Majority of people grab whatever they can find along the way of their busy schedules, not minding the nutritional and health implications of their actions. Back to my question, “What
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