CookingSlim.org » Sources of Natural Foods http://cookingslim.org/cook Lose weight and feel better by eating for the human body. Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:50:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Oubli Berry Info and Sources http://cookingslim.org/cook/2009/12/oubli-berry-info-and-sources/ http://cookingslim.org/cook/2009/12/oubli-berry-info-and-sources/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:36:45 +0000 Nicole @CookingSlim.org http://cookingslim.org/cook/?p=46 Aside of stevia, the oubli berry in Cameroon and Gabon, is known to be a highly sweet plant.  Its berries, by weight, are between 500-2000 times sweeter than sugar.  It is incredibly hard to find because its natural habitat is being destroyed, and it’s not very well known.  Some few companies however, are growing it commercially.

I will attempt to acquire some, since I’m in Israel and that’s pretty close to Africa, so the shipping wouldn’t kill me.  When I do, I’ll have more to say about how it tastes and how to use it in actual cooking.  I’m told though, that it is often used to sweeten drinks, and help kids to wean from their mother’s milk.  This may have something to do with the sweetening chemical in it being a protein.  For this reason, it may also help chronic overeaters who often binge on dairy or meats to stick to their diet more easily.

By the way, it is better to get the actual oubli berries (Pentadipandra brazzeana Baillon), than to buy the chemical brazzein.  The company claiming rights to the extract have committed biopiracy in that they’re not giving credit or money to the people who actually gather or farm it.

Companies growing/selling oubli berries:

Do you sell oubli berries?  Contact us.

]]> http://cookingslim.org/cook/2009/12/oubli-berry-info-and-sources/feed/ 0 Ribbon Cane Syrup Info and Sources http://cookingslim.org/cook/2009/12/ribbon-cane-syrup-info-and-sources/ http://cookingslim.org/cook/2009/12/ribbon-cane-syrup-info-and-sources/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:58:53 +0000 Nicole @CookingSlim.org http://cookingslim.org/cook/?p=26 Looking for a source of unrefined sugar?  You don’t need to go to Brazil.  There’s a traditionally made sugar syrup right in the good ol’ U.S.A. called ribbon cane syrup.  It’s made from a species of sugar cane that is slim like a thick grass, and the syrup is boiled down rather than refined.

You can find some at the following online shops:

You can also grow your own ribbon cane by ordering plants from Chewing Cane.

If you make ribbon cane syrup for sale, please write us with your business information so we can list you here.

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