Kaki (persimmon) is a phenomenal fruit. It is extremely adstringent when unripe, but extremely sweet and pleasant when it is properly ripe. Its full sweetness is complemented with distinctive kaki notes and silky mouthfeel. Truly a taste that stays on your tastebuds for many minutes and in your head for hours. But ripening a kaki […]
Food science
Food absorption
The caloric value of food can be determined with a certain accuracy, as I have already explored. But does our body really use all the calories that we consume? For alcohol I have already answered the question but there are people claiming that we do not always get the full caloric value. That definitely needs […]
Anti-inflammatory food
Discussing natural substances with anti- inflammatory activity found in everyday food.
How should I brew my coffee?
How long should the coffee be brewed to get all the caffeine out? This is the conclusion of the investigation: While it is important how you prepare your brew, what coffee and how much you use in the process is of much greater significance.
Iron absorption
Overview Everybody knows iron in your food is important. If you don’t get enough, you can feel tired and become anemic. So it is important to get enough of it, but not only that. It is important to get it in the form that can get into you body. You can eat a nail that […]
Selecting wine for brandy (cognac) distillation
Brandy is distilled from wine in the process I already described. But is any wine suitable for distillation? Some people even say that bad quality wine can be best used by turning it into brandy. Is there a limit to what can be turned into good, smooth brandy (or cognac)? Are there ways to adjust […]
Sleeping aids
Recently I bought some sleeping water, just out of curiosity. After testing it, I was pleasantly surprised by the effect. Well, I did follow all the advice on the bottle, what defineley greatly contributed to the end result. Relaxing 30 minutes before bedtime, no eating or electronic devices during that time and a hot shower […]
Caffeine extraction
Having pure caffeine is essential if you want to prepare your personalized energy drink. You can buy it or, even better, make caffeine extraction yourself. By extracting it from coffee or tea you will probably extract also other substances, which would further personalize your drink. Maybe even enhance the kick-start-me effect. There are several ways […]
Gut microbes
The fascinating thing about the microbes living in our gut is that they actually outnumber the number of cells in our body. And with that variety, you cannot deny that gut microbes must be important for our well-being. They are contributing at least something. However, we are still in the process of unraveling all the […]
Caffeine from coffee, tea, matcha, mate, guarana and soft drinks – is there any difference?
There are many natural sources of caffeine. The problem is that it is called by different names. Either because people want to sound more special (especially when advertising their product) or they simply don’t know. Guaranine, theine, and mateine are all the same substance – caffeine. They just differ in their plant of origin: guarana, […]