Chocolate, Chocolate Everywhere
Posted on | February 23, 2010 | No Comments
Matcha Green Tea Beauty Mask
Tea and chocolate go together like ….. hmmm…. well, tea goes with nearly everything so it’s no wonder we’re seeing mar-tea-nis, tea lattes, tea and chocolate facial masks.
When Basilur Tea introduced their products at the NASFT Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco in January, we were amazed at the number of tea vendors and more amazed at the quantity of chocolate vendors. Nums.
Tea and chocolate facial masks?! Imagine the antioxidant skin restorative properties of those two together! The first time I experienced a tea and chocolate mud mask was with Heidi and Gabriela at MuddyH2Oetc. We added Matcha to their chocolate mud mask (you can do this at home) and they developed a Matcha Eye and Face Mask. This is my favorite Matcha Mud Mask.
Read more about them at Muddy Waters website.
Michelle Phan, @RiceBunny, has a series of You Tube videos including “Create Kissable Cheeks with Chocolate“. Would you ever use chocolate (and tea) as part of your daily beauty routine? Gina Souders poses the question at Herbal Gram.
Tags: antioxidant > beauty > chocolate > facial > michelle phan > ricebunny > tea
Green Tea Helps Prevent Eye Disease
Posted on | February 22, 2010 | No Comments
Substances found in green tea work their way into the tissues of the eye and could protect against common eye diseases like glaucoma, researchers say.
The findings, published in the current issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, suggest that the substances, known as catechins, are absorbed by the lens, retina and other parts of the eye. Catechins are antioxidants thought to protect the body against damage from oxygen.
SOURCE: American Chemical Society, news release, February 2010. http://bit.ly/9uDfMJ
Tea Prices Fluid in 2010
Posted on | February 22, 2010 | No Comments
Just as the good news that tea prices may stabilize in 2010, in comes cold water to douse our hopes. Tea importers into the USA are attempting to soften the impact to consumers. Tea prices will more than likely have a significant increase in 2010.
With renewed consumer Read more
Tea Prices to Hold Steady in 2010
Posted on | January 4, 2010 | No Comments
The Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, reports that tea prices should hold steady in 2010 after a steep incline in 2009. The 2009 increase was primarily due to droughts in major tea producing areas such as Sri Lanka, India and Kenya. The FAO report is based upon projections of a return to normal weather patterns in 2010.
As tea drinkers Read more
Minute Maid to Include Yerba Mate
Posted on | October 9, 2009 | No Comments
Tea RTD (ready-to-drink) fans who enjoy ready made tea from the grocery store, may be intrigued by a new herbal energy beverage from Minute Maid, a division of Coca-Cola, which launched a new flavored drink, Strawberry Kiwi with Yerba Mate according to a Business Week press release.
‘The Minute Maid Enhanced Juice and Juice Drink line delivers flavorful juice beverages with unique fortification for health-conscious consumers. In addition to the new Minute Maid Strawberry Kiwi flavor, the Minute Maid Enhanced Juice and Juice drink line includes Minute Maid Pomegranate Blueberry flavored 100% juice blend of five juices with Omega-3/DHA and four other nutrients to help nourish the brain and body; Minute Maid Pomegranate Lemonade and Minute Maid Pomegranate Flavored Tea, both excellent sources of antioxidant vitamins C and E; and Minute Maid Heart Wise® Orange Juice with plant sterols to help lower cholesterol (two 8 fl. oz. servings per day with meals).’
Coca Cola Pilots Tea Brewing Machine
Posted on | October 6, 2009 | No Comments
Coca-Cola Co., the world’s largest soft-drink maker, is testing a machine for restaurants that can brew more than 18 different kinds of iced tea in portions to boost sales volume by offering more variety.
The device, called the Flex Fresh, makes tea from Coca-Cola’s Gold Peak black or green tea leaves, Ray Crockett, a company spokesman, said in an e-mail. Instead of brewing one batch and throwing out the remainder, users can make tea by the glass, pitcher or gallon, adding sweeteners and flavors. Bloomberg’s story – Read more….
Green Tea Matcha – The Heart of Japanese Tea
Posted on | September 3, 2009 | 2 Comments
Green Tea Matcha Cupcakes
Marlene Parrish writes about matcha in the Pittsburg Post-Gazette:
“In foodie circles these days, there is much ado about green tea. Americans are used to seeing dark, dried tea leaves, loose or in tea bags. But when certain Japanese green teas are dried and powdered, the result is matcha. Other green teas are grown throughout the world, but matcha is unique to Japan, where it is used for a beverage or as an ingredient in pastries and confections. I became a fan of matcha when I vacationed for a month in Tokyo a few months back.
Matcha (pronounced mah-chah) is the heart of the Japanese way of tea, and it has been celebrated in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony for hundreds of years. The stylized formal ritual involves special cups, ladles, hot pots of water, and matcha, frothed and foamy from brisk stirring with a bamboo whisk.
When served hot, Read more
Hibiscus – the new “in” herbal flavor?
Posted on | September 2, 2009 | No Comments
“Its ruby red color is alluring; its flavor, lemony-tart and berry-rich. It’s not cranberry or pomegranate, but hibiscus. And judging by its appearance in supermarkets, restaurants and bars, it’s a flavor darling.
The ruby red beverage made from hibiscus sabdariffa has long refreshed folks from Africa to Latin America and the Caribbean, where it can be called bissap or agua de Jamaica or sorrel.
The “hibiscus” listed Read more
Food & Beverage Trends Webcasts
Posted on | August 28, 2009 | No Comments
R&I Offers Food & Beverage Trends Webcast Series – September 1
Each webcast in the series is led by RBI editors and features expert panelists as they discuss the topics and challenges faced by foodservice professionals Read more
Green Tea Extract – Tate & Lyle
Posted on | August 27, 2009 | No Comments
The UK-based ingredients giant Tate&Lyle has continued its push into the health and wellness area by linking with A. Holliday, a Canadian coffee and tea specialist, to distribute a green tea extract in Europe, the Middle-East and Africa. Tate&Lyle has built its business in carbohydrate forms such as sugars and starches but has for two years been expanding its portfolio to include healthier offerings for weight management, heart health and other benefits.
Its new deal with A. Holliday gives it exclusive Read more
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