Category: Ingredients

From a chemical standpoint, saturated fats are simply fat molecules that have no double bonds between carbon molecules because they are saturated with hydrogen molecules. Saturated fats are typically solid at room temperature. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses The American Heart Association recommends aiming for a dietary pattern that achieves 5% […]

Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) is an important phospholipid that makes up cell membranes and organelle membranes. It is also called cephalin because it is abundant in the brain, spinal cord, and other nervous tissues. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses For the treatment of Migraine or Headache Hyperactivity with night wetting Anti-aging: dry skin […]

Bee pollen is the pollen ball that has been packed by worker honeybees into pellets.Bee bread is also the bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions and stored in brood cells, chambers of wood and mud created by female ground-nesting bees. Pollen balls are harvested as food for humans. Bee pollen is sometimes referred to as ambrosia. […]

Soy nuts are a healthier snack option than many other snacks. There are two types: deep-fried soy nuts and dry roasted soy nuts. They are made from whole soybeans which have been soaked in water and then baked or roasted until crisp and brown. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses Soy nuts […]

Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses Krishna tulsi is used for the common cold, influenza (“the flu”), H1N1 (swine) flu, diabetes,asthma, bronchitis, earache, headache, stomach upset, heart disease, fever, viralhepatitis, malaria, stress, and tuberculosis. It is also used for mercury poisoning, to promote longevity, as a mosquito repellent, and to counteract snake and […]

Vitamin B5, also called pantothenic acid and pantothenate, is vital to living a healthy life. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses Like all B complex vitamins, B5 helps the body convert food into energy. B5 is naturally found in many food sources. “Pantothenic,” in fact, means “from everywhere,” because the vitamin is […]

Polysaccharides are polymeric carbohydrate molecules composed of long chains of monosaccharide units bound together by glycosidic linkages and on hydrolysis give the constituent monosaccharides or oligosaccharides. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses In nutrition, polysaccharides are digested in the body and used as potential energy sources. There are many benefits to this […]

Renowned for its warm fragrance and spicy flavor, the bark of the cinnamon plant has been used for hundreds of years as both a seasoning and medicine. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses Cinnamon bark is used for gastrointestinal (GI) upset, diarrhea, and gas. It is also used for stimulating appetite; for […]

Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) or cellulose gum is a cellulose derivativewith carboxymethyl groups (-CH2-COOH) bound to some of the hydroxyl groups of the glucopyranose monomers that make up the cellulose backbone. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses It is often used as its sodium salt, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose. Benefits CMC is used in food […]

Slippery elm is a tree. The inner bark (not the whole bark) is used as medicine. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses Slippery Elm (bark) has various traditional medicinal uses. The tree has long been used as a demulcent, and is still produced commercially for this purpose in the United States with approval for […]