I am going regularly to my uncles farm. I am getting some guyabano leaves for tea preparation. We are drinking guyabano leaf tea instead of coffee or any other hot drinks. Guyabano fruits, leaves and roots are claimed to be … Continue reading
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) proposed to amend the current permitted levels of some food colors. Quinoline yellow, Sunset yellow, Ponceau 4R, Tartrazine (E102), Azorubine/Carmoisine (E122) and Allura Red AC (E129) are the six colours that were used in a … Continue reading
In food, natural is generally regarded as safe. Some food manufacturers use the word natural on their food label as a form of marketing strategy. Natural is also related to the term organic, no chemicals or artificial preservatives. I have … Continue reading
Many countries banned the use of sodium benzoate. The said food preservative may cause hyperactivity behavior when mix with certain kind of artificial colors. From the UK Food Standard Agency: Benzene has been detected sporadically at low levels in some … Continue reading
Notice the two food additives written below. Citric acid and Sodium Citrate. The whole ingredient list came from canned soft drink. Citric acid is a natural food preservative. It act by lowering the food pH making most microorganisms unable to … Continue reading
Gunter Heinz & Peter Hautzinger listed the following natural meat spices. It also includes proportion of use per kilogram of meat product. Black/white pepper, Fruits seed —- Used in a variety (almost all) meat products, 1–2.5 g / 1 kg. … Continue reading
A sausage is not a sausage without the curing salt. The same is true with tocino, it may look like it but taste will be different. Prague powder or curing salt is responsible for giving the processed meat product it … Continue reading