Pomegranate fruit

Pomegranate fruit

Pomegranate fruit contains acids, sugars, vitamins, polysaccharides, polyphenols, and minerals. Phenols (flavonoids and tannins) have been isolated from the pericarp, leaf, and flower. Complex polysaccharides have been detected in the peel. The seeds contain...
Plant-based food

Plant-based food

Why should we consume plant-based food? Protein is one of the most important building blocks of the human body. Most people in North America and Europe obtain protein from meat, seafood, and dairy products. However, vast sections of the global population in Asia,...
Ginger to food

Ginger to food

Many of us add ginger to food. Ginger, the underground rhizome of the Zingiber officinale plant, is a popular spice worldwide. The plant’s probable origin is in India, although ancient Chinese works also refer to the species. The warmer southern regions of China...
Garlic spice

Garlic spice

Garlic in Chinese is called “suan.” Garlic spice, along with ginger, is one of the two integral spices of Chinese cooking. Sheng Nung’s (c. 2700 BC) treatise is the earliest documented evidence of the use of garlic in China. There is much debate on...
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