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Baru nut: The next superfood?
Mon, 02/07/18 - 08:01
By Hannah Flynn

Customers have “absolutely no” awareness of baru nuts, says Hiromi Stone, director of Kinomi, which means nuts in Japanese, and is the first supplier of baru nuts in the United Kingdom. Despite this, she is convinced, as are many others, that baru nuts are set
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From film production to social enterprise
Fri, 01/09/17 - 16:10
By Claudia Vasquez Alarcon

When filmmaker Rémi Denecheau, founder of RDV Products, started work on a documentary about guarana and indigenous communities in the Amazon, he couldn’t have imagined that he would become one of the main actors in his production. Denecheau’s film, &l
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Australian hopes raised for sale of hemp seeds as food
Thu, 01/06/17 - 09:00
By Warren Beaumont

Australian and New Zealand health ministers supported a draft standard at a Forum on Food Regulation, held April 28, that will allow low-THC hemp seeds to be legally sold as food. The action appears to back a report by the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne re
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Natural Habitats champions sustainability with “Palm Oil Done Right”
Thu, 01/06/17 - 08:05
By Warren Beaumont

Sterilised palm fruit before extraction of the palm oilOver the last three decades, extensive areas of primary tropical forests rich in biodiversity have been cleared and covered with monoculture palm oil plantations, especially in Indonesia and Malaysia, destroying criti
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CSPI downgrades safety rating of Ginkgo, supplement ingredient
Fri, 31/05/13 - 10:00
By O.W.N News Network

The Center For Science In The Public Interest, of Washington, U.S., has urged consumers to avoid Ginkgo in the wake of new cancer concerns. Consumers should avoid Ginkgo biloba, a common ingredient in dietary supplements, herbal teas, and some energy drinks, based on a ne
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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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Major organic & natural trade fairs set for Australia, Asia and Brazil
Mon, 02/04/12 - 19:43
By O.W.N News Network

Australia’s annual organic expo has a new name and theme, Sustain, for the two consumer days, and Sustain Trade Oceania, for the trade day, two events that will showcase what’s at the cutting edge of all aspects of sustainable living. The event will be held on
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Peruvian Sacha Inchi: promising premium source of omega 3s
Sat, 10/12/11 - 03:17
By Adriana Michael, Lesly Vera

Peru is the major producer of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis Linneo) also known as the “Inca Peanut,” a super food for its high content of Omega 3,6 and 9 and antioxidant properties. With a lifespan of over 10 years, the twining vine, native to the hot and
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Quinoa producer COOPAIN Cabana receives the “Aji de Plata” Mistura award
Sat, 26/11/11 - 15:45
By Adriana Michael

While Bolivia is the number one producer of quinoa and exports over 85% of its Royal grain, Peru is the world’s number one consumer of quinoa and exports about ten percent of its local production. And the best quinoa available in Peru is produced by COOPAIN Cabana,
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