Nutrition

Do you know sweet potatoes? It is a very healthy and also good food. Learn about the nutritional properties, benefits and how to use American potatoes. The American sweet potato, or simply sugar potato, is a tuber of the Convolvulaceae family, also known as Ipomoea batatas or, more simply, batata. It is native to South … Read more

Royal jelly is marketed for numerous nutraceutical and cosmetic properties. Here are the benefits, uses and contraindications of royal jelly. Royal jelly is a gelatinous substance, similar in color to ivory, and produced by the worker bee from some glandular structures. The production of royal jelly is essential for the entire colony of bees, primarily … Read more

Rice is a very ancient cereal that is widespread all over the world. Let’s see below what rice contains, what are its properties and what benefits it brings to our health. Rice is a cereal belonging to the Graminaceae family and in particular to the Oryza sativa species. It is a very ancient cereal, presumably … Read more

Obtained from ground flax seeds, flaxseed flour can be used in many sweet and savory home preparations, to give the dishes numerous beneficial properties. Flaxseed flour comes from ground flax seeds: it can also be self-produced with the help of a pepper mill. The result is a medium coarse grain flaxseed powder, dark yellow (or … Read more

The red radicchio is a vegetable that boasts the IGP designation and whose cultivation is protected. It is therefore a precious food with numerous nutritional properties. Let’s find out in detail. The red radicchio belongs to the Asteraceae family and to the genus Cichorium, the same to which chicory belongs. In reality there is a … Read more

Cicerchia are legumes that are still not very consumed but can offer various health benefits. Discover the properties and use of the cicerchia. It is a type of legume that has been forgotten for a long time, but more recently is making a comeback. Cicerchia are typical legumes of the central-southern part of our peninsula … Read more

Chestnut honey is a particular honey, with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Let’s find out the benefits and applications. Chestnut honey is a type of honey obtained from bees that use chestnut flowers, therefore it is harvested in summer, when the trees are in full bloom, and in hilly and mountainous areas, where chestnut trees are … Read more

The Klamath seaweed is quite successful in the world of food supplementation. Here are its properties and the correct methods of use. Klamath alga is a fresh water alga with interesting characteristics. Boasting excellent nutritional properties, the Klamath alga is in fact quite popular in the context of food supplementation, so much so that it … Read more

Rolled oats are increasingly used. What has contributed to making them so popular are their nutritional properties such as high protein, fiber and low glycemic index. Oat flakes are a food of vegetable origin that is obtained from the processing of the oat grain, a cereal belonging to the grass family. Compared to other cereals … Read more

Also known as the friar’s beard, agretti are a herbaceous plant that gives us spring. Agretti have a sour, slightly spicy flavor and are rich in beneficial properties. Agretti belong to the group of vegetables and belong to the Chenopodiaceae family as chard and spinach. It is a typically spring herbaceous plant that can be … Read more