Wednesday, 19 March 2014

Different Flavours of Food


Flavour is the sensory impression of a food. Foods may contain more than thousand chemical compounds that contribute to their flavour. Flavouring is used in food products at low concentration and is made up of mixture of substances which provide food a flavour of suitable strength which is used in the food production process. There are many types of flavour that are being added to different foods. Natural Flavours like natural citral is extracted from lemon grass and natural Benz aldehyde from bitter almonds. Natural flavours are mostly extracted from vegetable and animal sources. These are processed by physical, microbiological or enzymatic methods during food processing. Nature Identical Flavours are chemically identical to natural flavourings but are extracted using chemical methods. These are decanal, nature identical to orange, ethyl acetate, identical to many fruits. Artificial Flavours are not chemically identical to natural flavours like ethyl vanillin, ethyl maltol etc. Flavouring preparations form materials, which have a flavouring effect. Essential oils and fruit juices come in this category and these are obtained from animal or vegetable materials by physical methods, enzymes or fermentation. Smoke Flavours are actually safer than original smoking process. These are smoked salmon, smoked kippers etc. food delivery is done with addition of all mentioned flavours to add a little to your lives. You are most welcomed to taste and to enjoy relishing flavours.

Friday, 14 March 2014

Healthy and Delicious Food


Healthy and Delicious Food is all about the healthy state of your body, about feeling wonderful and great and having more energy or stamina, thus about stabilization of your mood. To stay healthy, think about healthy diet instead of being overly surrounded with calories and fats. Think of you diet in terms of color, variety and freshness. Do not run into changing your diet rather start slow and make changes to your eating habits over time. Like addition of salad containing different vegetables, switching to olive oil from butter and other, will definitely make your diet smarter and realistic. It’s just not what you eat, it is how you eat. Healthy eating is much more than the food on your plate but we can say it is about your opinion about food that inculcates a flavor and makes it delicious. Greens, vegetables, fruits, vitamins, whole grains, healthy fats, etc. all in one makes your diet perfect and richer. Compulsorily eliminate saturated fats, trans fats, candies, cookies, fried foods, baked goods etc. from your diet. Thus it’s all up to your impression in making food healthier and delicious. Think about what you are eating and enjoy it. Try to think of moderation in terms of balance. Despite what certain fad diets would have you believe, we all need a balance of carbohydrates, protein, fat, fiber, vitamins, and minerals to sustain a healthy body.