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Know your nuts , at a glance
Share About Nuts: There is evidence that nuts have been around feeding us and our ancient ancestors since prehistoric times. The oldest evidence are some walnut remains which were found in Iraq and are thought to be over 50,000 years old! The almond...
Monosodium glutamate, Ajinomoto
Share Monosodium glutamate, sodium glutamate, flavour enhancer 621 EU food additive code: E621. HS code: 29224220. (IUPAC names: 2-aminopentanedioic acid, 2-aminoglutaric acid, 1-aminopropane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid), commonly known as MSG, Ajinomoto...
Chrysanthemum
Share Next time you get a bouquet of flowers, dont just throw it away … the Chrysanthemums and the roses are edible …. Yellow or white chrysanthemum flowers are boiled to make a sweet drink in some parts of Asia. The resulting beverage...
Clitoria Ternatea (Shanka Phool or Seashell Flower)
Share Description : This plant is native to tropical equatorial Asia It is a perennial herbaceous plant. Its leaves are elliptic and obtuse. It grows as a vine or creeper, doing well in moist neutral soil. The most striking feature about this plant...
About Atta’s ( Various Types of Flours)
Share Gehoon Atta – Wheat Flour Wheat flour is high in nutrients. Because of its fiber properties, wheat flour is the first choice of the health conscious people. Wheat flour is obtained by milling wheat. There are various types of wheat....
About Ginger
Share Ginger is a spice which is used for cooking and is also consumed whole as a delicacy or medicine. It is the underground stem of the ginger plant. Unarguably, Ginger is one of the most extensively used ingredients in Asian cooking, and for many...
