Okinawa, an island prefecture in southern Japan, stands out among a country that is already well known for longevity. They have a much lower rate of coronary heart disease compared to mainland Japan. Mortality rates from coronary heart disease and cancers in Okinawans, Japanese, and Americans (Source) A separate study Read more…
About a year and a half ago I read “Finally Getting in Shape: The Japanese Rule to a Healthy Diet”. Kaki Okamura’s articles are published in Mark Bittman’s famed Heated, Medium and her own Japanese Wellness Blog: www.kakikata.space Kaki writes beautiful, informative and her blogs and artwork triggers inspiration Read more…
Why Argan oil is one of the best sustainable choices within vegetable oils In this blog, we show Argan oil is one of the, if not the, most sustainable vegetable oils. We also report on some of the frameworks on sustainability relevant for the Argan oil value chain. The United Read more…
Fancy Food Show Summer 2019 Excites and Inspires. Every year, in summer (NYC) and winter (San Francisco) the Specialty Foods Association (SFA) (www.specialtyfood.com) holds a trade-only event, the ‘Fancy Food Show 2019’ (FFS). The 3-days summer edition in NYC just closed and managed to excite and inspire 30,000+ attendees. A Read more…
Did you enjoy anything new, in the molecular cuisine? What’s going on in the ‘wow-effect’ cooking section of Food Science? Not sure if you stock Argan Powder, Tapioca Maltodextrin and Low-acyl gellan gum, but when you have: why not try this ‘Blackberry in Textures’ recipe: This dessert by Chef Russell Read more…
First plant-based world expo and conference a success! Informative sessions, new products, and networking. At the first plant-based expo past week 125 exhibitors showed their commitment to a plant-based world to 3,700 visitors. This event had an exposition and an educational conference section. The expo was all about plant-based products: Read more…
That’s the subject of the article Caitlin Dow published in May 2019 in Nutrition Action – ‘unbiased advice to help you eat healthfully and live longer ‘. You might be familiar with the Nutrition Action newsletter (https://www.nutritionaction.com) as it has a following of 2 million people. It is produced by Read more…