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Watermelon

Marino Bros — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 07:25:36 +0000

A watermelon contains about 6% sugar and 92% water by weight.

Lycopene is a carotenoid phytonutrient that’s especially important for our cardiovascular health, and an increasing number of scientists now believe that lycopene is important for bone health as well.

Among whole, fresh fruits that are commonly eaten in the U.S., watermelon now accounts for more intake of lycopene (by weight of fruit eaten) than any other fruit.

Citrulline is an amino acid that is commonly converted by our kidneys and other organ systems into arginine (another amino acid).

If you’ve gotten used to thinking about the juicy red flesh at the center of a watermelon as its only nutrient-rich area—and far more nutrient-rich than the more lightly colored flesh that is farther out near the watermelon rind it is time to change your thinking.

In a recent study, food scientists compared the nutrient content of flesh from different parts of a watermelon:

flesh from the center, the stem end,
the blossom end (opposite from the stem),
and the periphery (the part nearest to the rind).

The exact distribution of nutrients was also highly dependent on the variety of watermelon.

But there was no area in any of the watermelon varieties that came out badly in terms of nutrients, and in many of the watermelon varieties, the flesh’s outer periphery contained impressive concentrations of most nutrients.

Because watermelon contains so many different phytonutrients as well as key vitamins and minerals, your health is going to be improved by any watermelon variety that you choose.

Blackberries and sloes are scarce but take your pick of rose hips

Marino Bros — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:30:29 +0000

The wet summer has had a disastrous effect on the fruits of country hedgerows – but all is not lost, says Xanthe Clay

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Blackberries and sloes are scarce but take your pick of rose hips

Recipe: Rose Hip Chutney

Marino Bros — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:30:14 +0000

Xanthe Clay’s recipe for rose hip chutney.

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Recipe: Rose Hip Chutney

Rose Prince’s Baking Club: raspberry and amaretti cake

Marino Bros — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:57:56 +0000

Our column shows you the way to beautiful bread and consummate cake. This week: raspberry and amaretti cake.

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Rose Prince’s Baking Club: raspberry and amaretti cake

Chicken arrabbiata

Marino Bros — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:00:01 +0000

The name means ‘angry’ – and like the pasta sauce this chicken casserole is intended to pack a punch of heat and spice Read more

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Chicken arrabbiata

Eat or be eaten

Marino Bros — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:58:03 +0000

Telegraph View: The red swamp crayfish has got its claws out for human swimmers

Fiona Cairns’s fabulous cake recipes

Marino Bros — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:56:20 +0000

Fiona Cairns, the baker behind the royal wedding cake, now has her own series, The Home of Fabulous Cakes. She takes ten minutes to tell us about the new programme

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Fiona Cairns’s fabulous cake recipes

Flourless chocolate hazelnut cake recipe

Marino Bros — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:02:05 +0000

Fiona Cairns’s flourless chocolate hazelnut cake, a delicous cake perfect for those who can’t eat wheat.

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Flourless chocolate hazelnut cake recipe

Chocolate and beetroot cake recipe

Marino Bros — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:01:56 +0000

Fiona Cairns’s chocolate and beetroot cake, a delicious cake decorated to wow your guests.

Classic shortbread recipe

Marino Bros — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:01:51 +0000

Fiona Cairns’s classic shortbread, a simple but crowd-pleasing recipe.

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Classic shortbread recipe