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AUG 17
Milling
Cauliflower mushroom and rice embryo buds to cause “radical reform”
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ram, ‘Agricultural Corporation Aram Limited’ have released a product they believe to be instrumental for good health, better immunity and reducing cholesterol, amongst other nutritional benefits. With the slogan “For the people who look for important nutrients from natural sources”, the product is made from rice embryo buds and cauliflower mushroom extract. The company boast that the food contains β-glucans, which are considered to be classic pathogen-associated molecular patterns recognised by the innate immune system. There have also been studies regarding their medicinal properties in the field of cancer immunotherapy, although it is unclear how β-glucans mediate their effects. Aram has stated their reasoning for combining the fungi extract and rice buds as, “It is well known that although good for health, rice embryo buds can be both bitter and tasteless. Hence the need to mix them with other foods for better flavour.” The combination of ingredients include, rice embryo bud made in Korea - 99.85 percent and the cauliflower mushroom extract - 0.15 percent. The target audience for the food is varied, from children, elderly, pregnant women and even those on a diet, amongst others. The audience is varied as the believed benefits of the product are also considered so. The company asserts that the product improves learning ability, reduces the risk of liver disease and can also improve constipation. They list some of the included ingredients as eight types of vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B5, V6, vitamin C, vitamin D3 and vitamin E), assorted minerals as well as amino acids. Aram promoted the creation finally as, “Taste and nutrition, in a stick. A very aromatic and delicious taste, no need to mix with other foods.” 6 | August 2017 - Milling and Grain
August 2017, and we’ve got a really interesting issue for you this month. It seems as the year has progressed we have had a really steady influx of news and in-depth articles, and we couldn’t do what we do without it. Examples of this can be seen in our regular features such as “Industry faces” and from this month “Training”, we have always been proud of our “Events” section as we are lucky enough to attend so many that we also have plenty to share. Of course not every section can be as full as this but we certainly want to make the most of the space that we’ve got. A few months ago we decided that in an industry as everexpanding as ours, it would only be dutiful to include as many people in the industry stories as possible, especially as were getting them so frequently. We have taken this approach this month from now forward with our training pages in Milling and Grain. As we have so frequently pointed out before, the key to sustaining and growing the industry is through regular training and education to upcoming millers, farmers, those in the feed industry etc. The courses are out there and unless you are actively searching for them it can be difficult to know what’s fully out there and what has occurred previously. We want to be this middleman for you – your go to place for training stories both past and present. We are developing this online too to hold a sort of “Training directory” also; the magazine will present a more in-depth display of these. We hope this of use to you and we certainly look forward to developing this over the coming months. Moving onto the general content for this month, in our key interview area we’ve got Nicholas Braime, Chairman of T.F. & J.H. Braime (Holdings) P.L.C. and Managing Director at 4B Components, Ltd. Mr Braime is Oxford educated and has worked for nearly five decades in the agricultural and engineering industries, his company is publicly owned although family run. He presents a particularly fascinating interview and his insights of what makes a world-class business and team, are definitely of note. Our features this issue are bursting at the seams. We share two visits of our own with you, including an insightful presentation given at the IGC Grains Conference on “The future of flour milling in Nigeria” and a special visit to the Crop Trust, situated on the banks of the Rhine in Bonn, Germany. You may remember last month the mention of the current departure of our much-appreciated columnist Christophe Pelletier, we are going to be the proud displayers of a column written by the Crop Trust and their Executive Director, Marie Haga. We are very proud of this development and we cannot wait to share it with you. Finally, for our events review, we share with you our experience of the highly successful FVG Select, hosted in Cologne, Germany, between June 13-14, 2017. We hosted our own conference there called GRAPAS, where we live streamed all of our reknowned speakers of which the videos can still be found on our Facebook page “Milling and Grain magazine” and our blog “The Global Miller”. The event was such a great opportunity, to both attend and be a part of and we are thoroughly looking forward to attending FVG Select Asia 2018, next year – we hope to see you there!
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