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The Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity is the ability to bind oxygen radicals. The vitamin E derivative Trolox is used as a reference value for measurement. The ORAC value is mainly…
Definition The term vegetarian refers to a particular form of diet and lifestyle. This can also be referred to as vegetarianism. The term comes from the Latin “vegetare” and means…
Prebiotics are not living microorganisms like probiotics, but a special type of dietary fibre that is mainly found in plant foods such as onions, artichokes or bananas. The food industry…
The benefits of oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPC) and their uses What is OPC and what types are there? OPC refers to a group of polyphenols found in plants. They are also…
The term “fair trade” refers to the controlled cultivation and breeding of mostly agricultural products intended for the further production of food, cosmetics or clothing. The term fair trade in…
What are tannins? Tannins are a Group of natural or synthetic chemical compounds, which are primarily known for Modifying and ‘tanning’ proteins. The term ‘tanning’ comes from leather production, where…
Lactic acid bacteria or probiotics Lactic acid bacteria or probiotics have this name because they produce lactic acid during the fermentation of carbohydrates. They form an important part of the…
Flavonoids are secondary plant substances that occur universally in plants. Meanwhile, about 8000 different flavonoids have been discovered! They fulfil a variety of functions in the plants themselves. They form…
Fermentation – conversion of organic substances Originally, fermentation was used to describe fermentation in the absence of air (Louis Pasteur: fermentation, c’est la vie sans l’air). Today, fermentation refers to…
Interesting ingredient of the hemp plant Cannabidiol (abbreviated: CBD) is an extremely interesting ingredient of the hemp plant with promising properties. Besides CBD, hemp also contains other so-called cannabinoids, THC…
Makes vegetables and fruits red, orange and yellow The secondary plant substance beta-carotene (also provitamin A) belongs to the carotenoid family. These give various vegetables and fruits their red, orange…
This plant wax is obtained from the shells of the berries of the lacquer tree, lacquer sumac (Rhus verniciflua), which thrives in India, Japan, Korea and parts of China. The…
Reddish pigment Astaxanthin is a naturally occurring reddish pigment that belongs to the xanthophyll class of carotenoids. It is mainly produced by green algae and is responsible, for example, for…
Apricot kernel oil, as the name suggests, is not extracted from the fruit, but from the almond of the stone. The oil is mainly used in cosmetic products, but it…
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