by Dr Marli Botha Also called “The king of the fruits," mango fruit is one of the most popular, nutritionally rich fruits with unique flavour, fragrance, taste, and health promoting qualities, making it numero-uno among new functional foods, often labelled as “super fruits"! Mango is one of the most delicious seasonal fruits grown in the tropics....
by Dr. Marli Botha The kiwifruit was first found growing in China, where it was known by the name “Yang Tao”. At the beginning of the twentieth century, missionaries brought the fruit to the island of New Zealand, where it received its name “kiwi” after the small flightless bird native to the island. Kiwis are small...
by Dr Marli Botha A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers, and therefore not a true berry. The cones from a handful of species, especially Juniperus communis, are used as a spice, particularly in European cuisine, and also give gin its distinctive flavour… The Juniper Berry can be used...
by Dr Marli Botha So if you were wondering what an Indian Fig is, it is a species of cactus also known as a prickly pear! Prickly pear isn’t often thought of as a superfood, but that mindset is changing as the word is getting out about some of its amazing proven benefits. Prickly pear is...
by Dr Marli Botha “Bite into a fresh ginger root, and you will feel the sun's fire stored in the paper brown wrapper”. The quote is from an unknown source, but the writer got it spot on! The skin of fresh ginger is remarkably like brown paper, as for the sun's fire, it is not only...
by Dr Marli Botha and Elmien Lerm “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”… but why? What makes an apple so special? Apples have properties that no other fruit have. You will be able to get the benefits of these properties individually with other fruits, but an apple combines everything and makes it simpler. Apples come...
