Superfoods
Chia tops Google search data
Fri, 26/07/19 - 12:30
By Clara Paz
Using 10 years of Google search data, Sousvidetools.com, the UK food and technology equipment supplier looked at the overall score for each year from 2009 to 2018 and calculated the percentage change between the two years.
It found that the world’s taste buds are c
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Pure Organic Foods launches Nutri Child®
Fri, 12/10/18 - 09:00
By Adriana Michael
Every parent wants to give their child a healthy start in life. That is why Canadian firm Pure Organic Foods has added Nutri Child® to its Bolivian Royal quinoa-based products, an organic and gluten-free baby food line specifically designed for infants between 6 month
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The future of the (Andean) quinoa market
Wed, 25/06/14 - 21:40
By Warren Beaumont
Held at BioFach 2014 in Nuremberg, Germany was a seminar and discussion on the future of the (Andean) quinoa market, convened by the Netherlands CBI – Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries – led by Eva Smulder of CBI.
About 50 people f
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Machu Picchu Foods introduces Quinoa Krunch
Thu, 29/08/13 - 01:55
By O.W.N News Network
Machu Picchu Foods, Peru’s main chocolate and confectionary producer and leading exporter of organic chocolate, is introducing Quinoa Krunch, an organic wafer stick with quinoa and rice, covered with chocolate and popped amaranth.
This delicious snack adds to Machu
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Quinoa & yacon increasingly on the menu
Wed, 19/09/12 - 17:14
By Adriana Michael
Andean grains such as quinoa and the yacon vegetable are not only growing sales in supermarkets, health food and organic stores, but proving to be popular choices for chefs on restaurant and catering menus from Australia to North America. Caterers and restaurants from Cal
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New frontiers for quinoa
Wed, 02/05/12 - 08:01
By Lesly Vera
Contrary to common believe, quinoa may grow and harvest in different conditions: from the Andean highlands at 4,000 mts. and near salt flats, in the Andean valleys and even at sea level. Quinoa farmed at the lowlands of the Peruvian sea coast may reach yields of up to 2.3
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Quinoa processes evolve
Sat, 11/02/12 - 10:00
By Clara Paz
Quinoa's rising popularity has meant a better income for subsistence farmers who grow the grain in the Andean highlands. It also has brought new challenges for producers, processors and traders who are aware that unless environmentally sustainable, the boom will not last
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Market for Omega 3’s is still on the rise
Sat, 10/12/11 - 04:14
By Warren Beaumont
Consumers now associate food with health and wellness and new studies and reports covered by the media have contributed to an increase in the purchase of functional food and natural supplements. Omega-3 fatty acids, vital nutrients to human health, are one of the most wid
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Quinoa: Organic certification not enough
Thu, 27/10/11 - 15:01
By Adriana Michael
The boom for quinoa continues. Beyond the natural health food stores, the rich golden grain is also finding a prominent presence at conventional supermarkets and trendy restaurants around the globe. Originally a South American staple grown in peasant farmer fields in the
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