Glucomannan is a soluble fiber that is also commonly called a dietary fiber. It is taken out from konjac, a plant mostly found in Asia. It is usually added on food to form emulsion and as thickener. Traditional Chinese medicine has long been using products containing glucomannan as it is found to have potential in…

Green coffee bean is a seed of coffee fruit that is not yet processed or roasted. It is red or purple “cherry” in color, which seed is green. Unlike the traditionally processed coffee, green coffee bean is not roasted; hence, to retain its nutritional value, green coffee bean has to be soaked in water so…

African mango is the common name of Irvingia gabonensis, a mango-like fruit that can be found in the forest of Angola, Congo, Nigeria, and southwest of Uganda, where the weather is humid. African mango usually grows in places where tropical wet and dry seasons are experienced. African mango is also known as dika, as most people…

Raspberry ketones are natural phenolic compound found in fruits like red raspberries, cranberries, and blackberries and are responsible for their aroma and fruity smell. Since natural raspberry ketones extract can really be scarce, this has to go through some chemical procedure like catalytic hydrogenation in order to yield 99% of it. As the products have…