a study published in the "Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 2010", showed that some spices, such as ginger, cinnamon, cumin, turmeric, cloves and coriander - normally used to enhance the flavor of certain foods - in addition to flavoring our dishes can help reduce methane emissions produced by farm animals.
He's about to end up run over, his mom saves him Maybe you never imagined that a touch of ginger, a handful of cumin and a sprinkling of turmeric they would have made a difference in the fight against greenhouse gas emissions.
But yes: this was revealed by a study published in the "Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences 2010", in which some scholars from the British University of Newcastle have shown that some spices, such as ginger, cinnamon, cumin, turmeric, cloves, and coriander - normally used to enhance the flavor of some foods - in addition to flavoring our dishes, they can contribute to reduce methane emissions from farm animals.
Do you remember when we talked about the Mc-Donald's study to reduce polluting flatulence in cattle due to their stomach problems? Well, according to the British researchers, the spices act like antibiotics, which kill dangerous bacteria present in the intestines of animals - thus helping their digestion - while leaving the good bacteria intact.
Methane gas produced in large quantities by farm animals is one of the major causes of the increase in greenhouse gases in the air and this study highlights how the use of these aromatic herbs can contribute to its reduction through the improvement of the digestive process of animals, like cows and sheep.
“Spices have been a long used safely by humans to kill bacteria and treat a variety of ailments. THE coriander seeds, for example, they are often prescribed for stomach diseases, while the turmeric and cloves are strong antiseptics”Said one of the experts who contributed to the study.
Coriander was among the most effective spices, which, according to the researchers, would reduce the emission of methane from 14 ml / g to 8 ml / g for food, which would result in the 40% less gas production.
Verdiana Amorosi
