Showing posts with label sweet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sweet. Show all posts

Sunday, 17 March 2013

There’s a Chinese fruit 300x sweeter than sugar and is used to treat diabetes and obesity!

The Siraitia grosvenorii is kind of like the holy grail for people with a sweet tooth like me: It’s extremely sweet with nowhere near as bad for you as traditional cane sugar (or high fructose corn syrup).
While the FDA only approved the fruit in 2009 for consumption in the US, it has been used in China for years as a low-calorie sweeter for drinks and in traditional Chinese medicine to treat diabetes and obesity.
One thing that was blocking the use of the fruit in other applications is that it has a lot of interfering aromas. However, Procter & Gamble has patented a process for isolating just the sweeter part.

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Facts About Chocolates

  • Chocolate contains high-quality anti oxidants that can protect you from developingcancer and heart disease. 
  • Chocolate is a great natural antidepressant. It contains tryptophan which helps you create serotonin, your body's own antidepressant.
  • Chocolate is poisonous to dogs (and other domestic animals). The Theobromine found in chocolate is a stimulatant, and can be too much for small animals. 
  • Chocolate's melting point is just below your body temperature, so it melts in your mouth. Melting chocolate in your mouth raises brain activity and heart rate more intensly than passionate kissing, and lasts four times longer!
  • For humans though, Chocolate is a wonderful energy source. Napoleon supposedly carried it along on his military campaigns, and always ate it to restore energy. Nowadays Sports-persons are often given energy bars made of choclates after sporting activities to restore carbohydrates.