Food Distribution Giant Reveals Nutrition Trends

Send to KindleTweet One of the biggest distributors of organic and natural foods, UNFI or United Natural Foods Inc., released its 3rd quarter roundup of trends, both existing and upcoming. The video below is geared at those that manage or own health food stores. Among the products hot listed are “super seeds,” non-dairy spreads and [...]

Exotic Fruits Among Expected Food Trends

Send to KindleTweet Ironic trends continue as folks in the developed world seek out super fruits and herbs while American multinationals peddle their mainstay products in developing nations such as China and India. I am hooked on super fruits and Indian and Chinese herbs. I’ve been into exotic fruits including yuzu, passion fruit, and seabuckthorn [...]

Sea Buckthorn: The New Omega

Send to KindleTweet Wellness and skincare trends are probably 90% marketing and gimmick, but we know one ingredient that might be the real deal—Sea Buckthorn. The small orange berry that grows on tall shrubs is so strong it can survive conditions everywhere, from Great Britain to Siberia. It is being studied more and more in [...]

Nourishing Neroli

Send to KindleTweet The oil of the bitter orange appears a safe and nourishing natural essential oil that continues to creep into the cosmetics sector. According to the U.S. government unit National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, topical uses of neroli, the oil derived from the bitter orange flower, include fungal infections such as [...]

The Super Juice: A British Berry Company That Trumps All

Send to KindleTweet Pomegranate. Acai. Goji. These are just some of the “super fruits” companies push as antioxidant-packed fruits. But while Americans are forced to choose just one fruit to love, the Brits have a mixed super fruit option thanks to The Berry Company. The brainchild of London-based Khaled Yafi, The Berry Company offers consumers [...]