by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Oct 11, 2021 | Food and Nutrition
John Reganold and Jonathan Wachter reviewed 40 years of science and numerous scientific studies to understand the long-term prospects of organic and conventional farming. This analysis considered four main metrics of sustainability identified by the US National...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Oct 4, 2021 | Food and Nutrition
Mushrooms are of four kinds – saprotrophic, mycorrhizal, parasitic, and endophytic. Botanically, these are a fungus’s fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body. There are said to be over 10000 varieties of these fungi already identified. A saprophytic fungus...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Oct 1, 2021 | Food and Nutrition
There are three types of mustard consumed in food. Brassica alba (yellow or white mustard), Brassica juncea (brown or Indian mustard), and Brassica nigra (Black Ingra or black mustard). All species are spicy, with the highest level of spice found in black mustard and...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Sep 30, 2021 | Food and Nutrition
Plant proteins provide 65% of the world’s supply of edible protein and come from just about 20 different plant crops. These come from cereals, legumes, other vegetables, fruits, and nuts. Cereal grain accounts for nearly half (47%) of the world’s protein...
by Sudhirahluwalia, Inc | Sep 10, 2021 | Remedies and medicine
Cardamom is mentioned as a medicinal plant in Charaka Samhita. These compilations are said to consolidate medicinal practices that go as far back as the 8th century BC. Cardamom was used as a tooth cleaner by the Ancient Egyptians. There is scientific support for some...
