Adiposity: Obesity is one of the most frequent causes of malnutrition and physical inactivity. The Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nation (FAO) defines adiposity with a body mass index from 30 kg/m².

 

Anti-cancer Effect: → Antioxidants

Areas under cultivation for Jerusalem Artichokes are situated in → Kirchlinteln.

Batat → The sweet potato

Bifidus Bacteria: Positive bacteria in the gastro-intestinal-tract; their development is being supported by the prebiotic Jerusalem Artichoke.

Calamus: Component in → Topinambur feinbitter Kräuterliqueur, good against gastro troubles and flatulence.

Cholesterol: An essential lipid. A very high cholesterol level can trigger gallstones and coronary cardio-vascular diseases. The scientific discussion about this is diverse.

Concentrated juice: Intensely concentrated fruit juice → syrup, → juice concentrate

Dandelion: Component in → Topinambur feinbitter Kräuterliqueur, supports gall function, helps with rheumatism, gout and blood-purifying

Diabetes mellitus: Diabetes often triggered through insulin deficiency or insulin resistance. One distinguishes between Type-1-Diabetes total insulin deficiencies through the destroying of the insulin producing cells and Type-2-Diabetes with relative insulin deficiencies through secretion dysfunction of the insulin producing cells. → Langerhans’ Islands, → insulin

E-Numbers: They describe food additives. They are added to the food for technologically, chemical, optical, flavour or nutritional reasons.

Essential Oils: of the herbs are being preserved in the → Jerusalem Artichoke slightly bitter through the → maceration.

Fennel: Component in the Topinambur feinbitter Kräuterliqueur, it motivates the fat digestion, which is important for the bile flow and counteracts flatulence.

Flavour Enhancer: Food additives, for example glutamate E 620 to E 625. It is assumed that reaching the → feeling of satiety can either be prevented or delayed.

Future: The diet with Jerusalem Artichoke has a future due to constantly increasing demands on food items in regards to environmental impact, malnutrition and lifestyle diseases.

Garden Tips: Growing Jerusalem Artichoke is very easy. How to remove them again can be found in our download area.

Growing: In regards to cultivation → Jerusalem Artichoke varieties have not been processed a lot. Thus they are rich in valuable ingredients, aromatic, robust and unsusceptible to illnesses but not as profit-yielding as other field crops.