Jerusalem Artichoke → H – P
H | Helianthus tuberosus: Botanical name of Jerusalem Artichoke. |
Herbs → Topinambur feinbitter Kräuterliqueur: →fenugreek, →calamus,
→dandelion, → milk thistle, → absinthe. | |
Herb Liqueur: → Topinambur feinbitter Kräuterliqueur | |
Hildegard von Bingen (1098 - 1179): political, medically and musically very educated Benedictine nun,
well known for her knowledge of herbal medicine. | |
Hunger: The blood sugar level goes up first after a meal only to go down
again. The falling blood sugar level creates a hungry feeling. The
insulin level also plays an important role. The fluctuations of the
blood sugar levels are high when glucose or white bread is eaten
and only moderate when fibre-rich food is consumed. → Hypothalamus. | |
Hypothalamus: Region im Zwischenhirn, dort befinden sich das Hungerzentrum und
das Sättigungszentrum. Hier laufen die Informationen über Glucose-
und Insulinspiegel zusammen und es wird entsprechend →Hungerreiz
oder →Sättigungsgefühl signalisiert. | |
I | Immune system strengthened: Strengthening of defences, →antioxidants. |
Insulin: Hormone of the pancreas regulates the blood sugar level. During an
blood sugar level increase insulin is being released. Hunger | |
Inulin: Group of more than 10 fructans, soluble fibre. Inulin acts
prebiotic and a comparison test after GDCh from 1,5 g/consumption
unit resp. from 5 g day-dose leads to intestinal flora improvement.
One fresh Jerusalem Artichoke contains ca 16% inulin. | |
J | Jerusalem Artichoke: Name of the tuber in the English speaking world. |
Jerusalem Artichoke Tubers: Store organ of the plant, used as seeds for propagation. | |
Jerusalem Artichoke Juice Concentrate: Produced from the juice of the tubers, contains the soluble fibre
inulin or the sweet tasting fructose. | |
| Jerusalem Artichoke: Bot. Helianthus tuberosus, aster family (Asteraceae), related to the sunflower. The plant originated in Canada. It forms tubers in the soil, which stores the prebiotic fibre inulin. | |
Jerusalem Artichoke Powder: Produced from dried Jerusalem Artichoke tubers. | |
Jerusalem Artichoke Juice Powder: Produced from the tubers’ juice, fully soluble powder, contains
soluble fibres. | |
Jerusalem Artichoke Varieties: There are red or yellow, early or late species with diverse
sensory and technological characteristics and different nutrient
content. → Cultivation. | |
K | Kirchlinteln: Lower Saxony home village of Farmer Cordes. The village is
surrounded by Jerusalem Artichoke fields. |
L | Lactobacilli: are good gut bacilli, their development is being supported by the prebiotic Jerusalem Artichoke. |
Langerhans’ Islands of the pancreas: Places of insulin production, a function that is
being impaired in people with diabetes. | |
Laxatives: Substances that have a laxative effect, administered among others
by → obstipation. | |
M | Manioc: Tropical fruit from Brazil, the tubers cannot be eaten raw as they
contain cyanogenic glycoside. Peeling and cooking gets rid of the
poison. The dried flour is being sold as Farina, the starch won
from manioc is known as tapioca. |
Milk Thistle: Component in → Topinambur feinbitter Kräuterliqueur, supports the
bile flow important for fat digestion and is being seen as heart
strengthening. | |
Maceration: Alcohol extraction of herbal agents for the → Topinambur
feinbitter Kräuterliqueur. | |
Minerals: Vital inorganic nutrients that have to be taken with food. | |
N | Natural Sweetness with fructose in → Jerusalem Artichoke juice concentrate. |
Natural Cloudy is the → Topinambur feinbitter Kräuterliqueur. A rough filtration
allows the stomach friendly ingredient to remain in the liqueur. | |
Nutrition Physiology: It examines how much and in what kind of compositions food has to
be administered to the human body, depending on age, sex and living
conditions. | |
O | Obstipation: Constipation, cause could be among others malnutrition and
potassium deficit. Jerusalem Artichokes can be helpful as it is →
prebiotic and is rich in potassium. |
Oligo-Fructans: Polysaccharide from up to 10 fructose units stimulates as →
prebiotic the intestinal bacteria. More than 10 fructose units are
called → inulin. | |
Organic: Everything at Topina Diät-Rohstoff GmbH is organically controlled
and certificated. | |
P | Peppermint: Component in → Topinambur feinbitter Kräuterliqueur, acts
anti-inflammatory, supports bile flow and digestion. |
Phytochemical: →Polyphenole | |
Polyphenols: Phytochemical, colouring and flavouring. They are
health-promoting, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer,
arteriosclerosis-preventive and → free radical scavenger. Jerusalem
Artichoke contains several polyphenols. | |
Potassium: Essential minerals, daily requirement ca 2g, important for the
control of muscle activity and digestion. Jerusalem Artichokes are
rich in potassium. → Obstipation. | |
Prebiotics: Non-digestible food that beneficially stimulating the activity of
bacteria in the colon, thus improving health. → Bifidus bacteria, →
lacto bacilli, → inulin, → Jerusalem Artichoke. | |
Probiotics: Preparation of viable micro-organism that can be added to food,
like for example lactic acid bacteria. It is controversial whether
the enough dividable bacteria can survive the stomach passage. That
is why an effect to the human organism is probably unlikely. |
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