Besides being an ornamental plant and a post-sun soothing treatment, aloe vera is also commonly used as a beverage ingredient. Honey aloe and lemon aloe, for example, are great summertime heat relievers. However, there are six types of people who shouldn’t consume aloin. Only these two types of aloe can be consumed after the skin…

The meat we commonly eat can be roughly divided into two categories: white meat and red meat. When cooking, you may notice that white meat, such as fish, cooks faster than red meat. Why does white meat cook faster than red meat? How does the texture and taste of white meat like fish differ from…

Inca inchi, a native South American oil plant, is a popular oilseed plant. The oil extracted from its seeds is called “Inca Inchi Oil.” Because it’s rich in omega-3s, drought- and drought-tolerant, and rarely susceptible to pests and diseases, it’s particularly popular with consumers and growers. But is Inca Inchi Oil really that nutritious? How…