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8 Hygiene Tips to use Public Washrooms Safely

In an idyllic world, all the washrooms would be clean and have automatic entrance doors with No-Touch Hand Disinfectant Dispensers, which would allow us to have clean and safe hands. The toilets would flush automatically, and we would find No-Touch...

Grand opening of Lakanto’s Cafe & Dining Lakan-ka

SARAYA has announced the opening of its own showroom restaurant for natural sweetener Lakanto. The shop's grand opening will be on the 30th of November, in Jingumae, Tokyo (Shibuya).  The shop is called Lakan-ka (らかん・果; lakanka is the Japanese...

How To Fight Hay Fever And Other Allergies At Home

With the bloom of nature at the start of Spring comes the season of pollen, which can extend until September with the approach of Fall. For those that suffer hay fever, keeping windows closed during peak allergy seasons like spring and being careful...

Jojoba Oil: Its Origin and Benefits

Jojoba oil is a liquid obtained naturally by cold pressing jojoba seeds from the jojoba tree Simmondsia Chinensis,  which provides an oil (or rather liquid wax) used mainly in cosmetics. It is less sticky and greasy than other oils, so it can...

Lakanto Mexico: Cycling Around the Country

There is a group comprised of young and energetic people who compete in marathons, triathlons, swimming and other activities.  They presented a project which consists in starting cycling on the occasion of the celebration of Mexico Independence...

Lakanto, Product of the Year 2021 in Australia

Lakanto wins Product of the Year 2021 and is recognized by consumers for bringing innovation to the natural sweetener category in Australia. The Saraya and Lakanto team are humbled and delighted for this result that rewards our efforts of successfully...

Lakanto, the Start of an International Alternative to Sugar

Lakanto, SARAYA’s natural, zero-calorie sweetener made by combining monk fruit extract and corn-derived erythritol, is now available in many parts of the world. It has gained popularity not only among users due to its health benefits but also chefs...

Lakanto’s Story 1: Finding the Luo Han Guo fruit

Dr. Yuji Murata, Ph.D Applied Life Science.Director of SARAYA Natural Materials Laboratory SARAYA originally sold a low-calorie sweetener containing licorice and stevia extracts, first in the industry to market a sweetener made with...

Lakanto’s Story 2: What’s Monk Fruit?

Dr. Yuji Murata, Ph.D Applied Life Science.Director of SARAYA Natural Materials Laboratory The scientific name of Luo Han Guo (monk fruit) is actually a really long name "Siraitia grosvenorii C.Jeffrey ex A.M.Lu et Zhi Y.Zhang (Momordica...

Lakanto’s Story 3: How to Cultivate Monk Fruit

Dr. Yuji Murata, Ph.D Applied Life Science.Director of SARAYA Natural Materials Laboratory The ideal environment for growing good quality monk fruit is the subtropical mountainous region. This means the following conditions: Heavy...

Lakanto’s Story 4: Extraction of the Monk Fruit

As I mentioned in Part 3, the monk fruit flowers are pollinated one by one and carefully harvested all by hand when they are ready. Thus, it takes hundreds of days to harvest the fruit after planting, as it requires intensive labor compared to synthetic...

Lavender Essential Oil: Properties and Uses

When thinking about the South of France, we all have in mind the beautiful purple fields of lavender. Even if its gentle aroma evokes the sunny countryside of Provence, those fields are actually not grown for sightseeing but for its commercialization....

Paper Towels vs Hand Dryers: Which One is More Hygienic?

In order to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others, we know that we have to wash our hands, with a thorough scrub of at least 20 seconds, making sure to rub between your fingers and cleaning even under your nails. This is even more necessary...

Soap and Water vs Hand Disinfection: When to Use Which

In order to avoid being sick and spreading germs to others, we have already stated the importance of clean hands in other articles on our website, showcasing proper hand hygiene as the key factor in avoiding virus transmission. Over the last...

Sugar substitutes: What is the best sweetener for you?

Summer is coming and we all want our beach body! But in reality, more than looks, we should be worrying about our health, especially with overweight becoming a serious matter of public health over the years. In the last 50 years, the number of obese...

What is Diabetes and How can we Fight it?

Diabetes is a chronic disease that develops when our body, through the pancreas, does not produce enough insulin or can’t respond to it appropriately, leading to high levels of sugar in the blood. Originally a disease that only concerned rich countries...

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