Pineapple powerhouse! They can mostly be found in Latin America and West Africa. In Europe the majority of pineapples in our market come from Costa Rica, which supplies approximately 75% of all the pineapples found in the EU. When did the pineapple come to the UK? Always being associated with luxury and prestige due to […]
Garlic – a helpful little bulb! For thousands of years, before this bulb was used to flavour our favourite dishes, it was used as a medical treatment in ancient cultures. The health benefits of garlic were used by Egyptian, Chinese, and Roman civilisations. To quote the often-called father of western medicine, the ancient Greek physician […]
Beautiful beetroot! What is beetroot? Beetroot (Beta Vulgaris) is a root vegetable also known as red beet, table beet, garden beet or just plain beet. It is proclaimed as one on the healthiest veggies. It is the root portion of the beet plant. Mostly grown on the coastlines of North Africa, Europe and Asia for […]
The Humble Potato However, the vitamins, minerals, fibre and phytochemicals it provides can help ward off disease and benefit human health! What is a potato? The humble spud is an edible tuber that grows underground on the roots of the Solanum tuberosum plant. They were first domesticated in the Andes in South America up to […]
