Spices articles from COWBERRY

Coriander water benefits, answered honestly: the research reviewed here has no human trial showing coriander water does anything specific. Here is what is known about coriander, what one teaspoon of seeds holds, and how to make and drink the water.

Peanuts in Hindi is moongfali (IFCT prints Moog phali); in English, groundnut. The names in Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and more, with the confusions sorted.

Coriander vs cilantro: they are the same plant, and the difference is the word. In India and the UK the whole plant is coriander; in American English cilantro means the fresh leaves. Names, taste and cooking compared.

Peanuts for weight loss: calories, protein and fat per 100 g and per 30 g serving, what a 2020 meta-analysis of 13 trials found about body weight, and how much to eat.

Coriander nutrition facts 100g for seeds (IFCT 2017) and powder (USDA): 269 kcal and 298 kcal, 44.8 g and 41.9 g fibre, 17.6 mg and 16.3 mg iron, plus what one teaspoon gives and why the records carry no GI figure.

Peanuts for diabetes: the glycemic index of groundnuts is 11, carbohydrate and fat per 100 g, what 13 trials found about blood sugar, and how boiled, roasted and salted forms compare.

Peanut benefits and side effects: protein, fibre and fat at 23.65 g, 10.38 g and 39.63 g per 100 g, GI 11, what 13 trials found, and the allergy cautions.

Dhaniya powder in English is coriander powder. Names of dhania in Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam in one table, with the botanical name.

Is coriander good for weight loss? The research reviewed here has no human trial showing that it causes weight loss. Here is what one teaspoon actually gives (about 15 kcal, 2.1 g of fibre), what the polyphenol research shows, and how dhania fits a calorie plan.

How to store kadi patta for long time: the fridge for two to three weeks, the freezer for months, and drying for the longest keeping, with the mistakes that turn leaves black and how to avoid them.

Coriander benefits, one nutrient at a time: 17.6 mg of iron and 44.8 g of fibre per 100 g of seeds, about 15 kcal in a teaspoon of powder, and the lab findings behind the polyphenol talk. Then the side effects, how much per day and how to eat it.

Curry leaves powder how to make: wash and dry the leaves, roast them in a dry pan until crisp, cool, grind to a fine powder and keep it in an airtight jar. Step by step, with timings, common mistakes and everyday ways to eat it.