Stevia chocolate, Sweet chocolate without sugar

Stevia chocolate, Sweet chocolate without sugar. Stevia chocolate, a miracle .

It seems that the industry is revving up in relation to the use of stevia, today we learned that the Cavalier Belgian chocolate company, brand founded in 1996 specializing in the manufacture of chocolates and cookies without sugar , has announced that from next year will launch a range of chocolate with stevia in the United Kingdom. Perhaps it could be deduced that knowing something rash and still have not completed the steps for approval of stevia in the EU. 

A few months ago was held in Paris (France), the Third World Conference & Flavours Stevia Tasteless 2011: The Challenge of Taste, an event which was the impact of Stevia with consumers and which were not accessible to new strategies to achieve the introduction of the extract of this plant with a capacity of up to 300 times more sweetness than sugar, in all countries, it spoke in the post World Stevia . France was the first European Union country to authorize the use of derivatives of this plant for use in the food industry. Approved the use of stevia in the EU and in principle, from the year 2012 the sweetener can be found on the shelves of shopping malls, but first should be ratified by Parliament and the European Council later this year .

Although it looks like it will ratify its use, the EFSA conducted a study  released last year which exposed that toxicology tests showed that the substances contained in the sweetener posed no danger to human health , this study was submitted to the European Commission for analysis and subsequent verdict already known. It seems that chocolate brand wants to be one of the first to offer cookies and chocolate with stevia in some countries. 

 

Through the official website of Cavalier defense that we can verify the sweetener is made ​​by citing its advantages and benefits, it is said that stevia is health and the chocolate a health food, you indicate that you can enjoy a delicious Belgian chocolate quality without having to worry about health.

 

It appears that stevia products will be an important market niche, and given that it is said of stevia is a natural product very sweetener is not carcinogenic, it is heat stable and can be used in different processes cooking offers greater protection against oral problems such as cavities and contains zero calories, which helps to combat overweight and obesity. Previously, the Swiss chocolate brand in Switzerland Villards already launched a 70% black chocolate with stevia , however, indicates that product quality has nothing to do with the new chocolate stevia Cavalier will be a matter of proving if it the Spanish market.

 

It is noted that Villards wanted to be the first company to work with stevia, but failed to prevent the taste of stevia leaves, remember that the taste left by the sweetener has been a problem, consumers did not fully accept this flavor of this problem spoken at the site of the World Stevia. It seems that Cavalier has overcome this issue, at least the results of a tasting panel reflect it.

 

Another issue is the price, it seems that steviol glycosides, the sweet components of stevia leaf rebaudioside A and specifically, one of the most abundant, have engaged in a price range that are rated as prohibitive for many manufacturers, but expected to fall after approval. It will be interesting to know the price of chocolate with stevia, if they are prohibitively expensive, so are consumers. We'll see how consumers accept new foods sweetened with stevia, the first review will be consumers in the UK. You can learn more about the news through the website of Food Navigator.

The bars and restaurants in Barcelona veto the pot smokers

The bars and restaurants in Barcelona veto the pot smokers.

Cannabis on the terraces of central Barcelona is so widespread that the bars and restaurants have already started to hang signs warning that you can not smoke pot. The owners of premises face fines for allowing this practice. Point out that police pressure in the center is greater than that exerted in other entertainment areas of the city.

 

More and more groups that refuse to turn off the joint "The problem is we do, because more and more groups that refuse to shut down the joint when we say," lamented Wednesday a waitress who preferred Rambla del Raval anonymity. Just as busy on this trip, bars and restaurants have seen an increasing number of customers who refuse to stop smoking drug on the terraces.

 

The entertainment they are exposed to impose fines that start from 300 euros for allowing drug use in their establishment. In fact, in the Raval, various locations reported having received a 20 minute penalty for this reason. "We try to avoid smoking in our tables, but which you'll find tours that are already making a cigarette," says Joan, who owns a bar downtown.

 

Professionals in the Gothic and Raval Police say more raids and controls in this area of the city. The Catalan police remember that they are patrolling involved when caught red-handed smokers from joints or when they receive a warning.

Why the cork is used to close wine bottles?

Why the cork is used to close wine bottles?

Discover what are the characteristics that make this material unique and irreplaceable

The Egyptians used it to seal the ceramic pots that they put in the graves. And the Greeks, to seal the containers in which they kept the wine and olive oil. For various reasons, cork is one of the best insulating liquids exists.
Unlike what happens with other materials, the bark of cork oak has the "power" to hold the wine at the same time it provides a high oxygen it needs to mature and not bulging. Having no source of oxygen, sulfur dioxide, which has wine decays and produces a foul odor.
 
"Inside, the cork looks like a beehive full of gas, 89.7% is gas, making it light and floating," notes the website Gizmodo . It is this gas that is released in minute quantities, and aerating the wine. And, not from the outside, does not contain external aromas that may affect drinking.
 

In addition, once a bottle is closed with a cork, which in structure is capable of being compressed, the liquid will not corrode or is able to push it. According to the Organization of the United Nations Food and Agriculture, pieces of cork can remain submerged in liquid for centuries without fail.
HISTORY
While this material has been used for centuries, only in the eighteenth century, first used in industry and sparkling wines. It was Dom Perignon who, seeking a way that the gas of champagne bottles that do not are "open themselves", he found the cork to your friend. And so the use of these plugs became universal.

African descent would be more likely to develop food allergies

African descent would be more likely to develop food allergies.

Compared to infants from other sources are twice as likely to react allergically to certain foods

 

The white of egg , the milk cow and peanuts , and soy, shrimp, nuts, wheat and cod are foods that commonly cause allergic reactions in people.  

Inputs due to its composition and nature can cause stomach discomfort , sneezing, nasal obstruction or changes in the skin.

According to a study by the School of Medicine, Northwestern University (United States), people would be more likely to afrodescendendientes allergic reactions to these foods than other individuals.

 

THE STUDY

Rajesh Kumar, a pediatrician who was in charge of the investigation, used as sample to 1,104 children of different ethnicities, we test for six years.

The researchers found that children of African descent were nearly 2.5 times more sensitive than white children. All this in reference to the eight foods listed above.

"When the researchers examined the genetic markers of ancestry was found that for every increase of 10% of African descent, the children were 7% more likely to have antibodies to food allergens," said the magazine Healthland .

According to the specialist says, his study has been able to find links between levels of antibodies that can cause a reaction. However, these results are not conclusive because there is a slight chance that other hereditary factors affect the functioning of the immune system. It may also affect some environmental factors, he said.