In fact, as the authors of a recent Nutrition Today article noted, mushroomsâ nutrient and culinary characteristics suggest it may be time to re-evaluate food groupings and health benefits in the context of three separate food kingdoms: plants/ botany; animals/zoology and fungi/mycology.
Tate Modern today unveils the latest commission in The Unilever Series, Sunflower Seeds, by the renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. The sculptural installation appears at first to be a vast, flat landscape of sunflower seed husks, covering the east end of the Turbine Hall.
Sunflower seeds are packed with vitamin E (tocopherol). It is a fat-soluble antioxidant that neutralizes cancer-causing free radicals and prevents them from damaging brain cells, cell membranes, and cholesterol. It also helps to maintain blood circulation and production of red blood cells (RBCs) (3).