Food Science & Nutrition

In this post & video I am going to analyse the nutrition facts of black-eyed peas & explain some of their health benefits.

Black-eyed peas are also called as black-eyed beans or lobia. These legumes are subspecies of cowpeas and belong to the category of beans.

Nigeria was the largest producer of cowpeas in the world followed by Niger and Burkina Faso in the year of 2020.

In this post I am going to review the nutrition facts of boiled black-eyed peas as this is the preferred method of cooking by majority of people.

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In this post & video I am going to analyse the nutrition facts of hen’s eggs and explain some of their health benefits.

China, India, Indonesia & the United States of America are the top egg producing countries in the world.

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In this post & video I am going to analyse the nutrition facts of papaya & explain some of its health benefits.

In the year of 2020 India was the largest producer of papayas in the world followed by Dominican Republic and Brazil.

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In this post & video I am going to analyse the nutrition facts of cooked cassava & explain some of its health benefits.

Cassava also called as manioc or yuca is a tuberous edible plant grown in the tropical & subtropical countries. It is a highly drought-tolerant staple food crop that is a valuable food source in many developing countries.

Consuming cassava without cooking can be toxic. Hence it must be consumed only after cooking. Cassava flour is used in bread making and a famous west African food garri is also prepared from its roots.

In the year of 2020 Nigeria was the largest producer of cassava in the world followed by Democratic Republic of the Congo and Thailand.

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In this post & video we are going to speak about the nutrition facts & health benefits of plantains.

Plantains are staple foods in many tropical parts of the world such as Nigeria, Ghana, India, Central America, and South America.

There are several ways of consuming these fruits as they can be boiled, fried, steamed, grilled or baked. Since plantains fruit all year round, they play a vital role in providing food security to many people in developing countries.

Uganda was the largest producer of plantains in the world followed by Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ghana in the year 2020.

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In this post & video I am going to speak about the nutrition facts of pineapple and also touch upon some of their health benefits.

In the year of 2020 Philippines was the largest producer of pineapples followed by Costa Rica and Brazil.

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In this post & video I am going to speak about the nutrition facts of grapes and also touch upon some of their health benefits.

Grapes are consumed in many parts of the world and they are some of the largest produced fruits. In the year of 2020 China was the largest producer in the world followed by Italy & Spain.

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Oranges are some of the most widely consumed fruits in the world. In the year of 2019 Brazil was the largest producer followed by China and India.

In this post & video I am going to speak about the nutrition facts of oranges & also explain some of their health benefits.

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Rice is a staple food for more than half of the world’s population. It is grown in more than 100 countries around the world with 90% of the total production from Asia.

White rice is consumed more widely across the world compared to the brown rice. These days consumption of brown rice is being recommended by some experts in the nutrition & medical field.

So, in this post & video let’s compare & analyse the nutrition facts of white rice with brown rice and find out whether brown rice is really superior in nutrition compared to the white rice.

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