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Fabulous Fermented Foods

So many of the foods and beverages we enjoy are a result of fermentation. Spirits, wine, and beer, breads, dairy products, tempeh and miso, even olives, tea, and coffee all require bacteria to provide the flavour we love and the nutrients we need. From the Latin fervere, which means to boil or bubble, fermentation is […]

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Nutritional Yeasts

Nutritional yeasts can be used as condiments and supplements. They are rich in the B vitamin complex. The yellowish colour of the yeast comes from the concentration of the B vitamin riboflavin. Some nutritional yeasts contain high quality protein with both essential and non essential amino acids, as well as the vitamins and minerals: niacin, […]

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