Chemistry

Polyphenols: Anthocyanidins & anthocyanins – hydrophilic flavonoids!

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A four panel collage of anthocyanidins and anthocyanins represented by liquid extracts of blueberry, black currant, and cranberry.

We find these polyphenols in all kinds of botanical extracts, like bilberry, cranberry, blueberry, black currant, and anything that has a lovely red-purple colour in acidic products. Anthocyanidins!  Anthocyanidins are naturally hydrophilic or water loving flavonoids that give the extracts its gorgeous colour and anti-oxidizing and free radical scavenging properties. They work as anti-microbials, anti-inflammatories,...

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Chemistry: Practice what you’ve learned (Part 7A – the worksheet!)

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Chemistry: Practice what you’ve learned (Part 7A – the worksheet!) Welcome to part seven A of this series on learning chemistry! In part one, we looked at the resources and materials we need to study chemistry. In part two, we learned the parts of an atom – protons, neutrons, and electrons! In part three, we...

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Chemistry: Electrons, valence shells & Lewis diagrams (part 7)

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Welcome to part seven of this series on learning chemistry! In part one, we looked at the resources and materials we need to study chemistry. In part two, we learned the parts of an atom – protons, neutrons, and electrons! In part three, we learned about ions and valence shells. In part four, we learned...

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Chemistry: How to read the periodic table – rows, periods, and periodicity (part 6) 

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Welcome to part six of this series on learning chemistry! In part one, we looked at the resources and materials we need to study chemistry. In part two, we learned the parts of an atom – protons, neutrons, and electrons! In part three, we learned about ions and valence shells. In part four, we learned...

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Chemistry: How to read the periodic table and how to read an element box! (Part 4)

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Welcome to part four of this series on learning chemistry! In part one, we looked at the resources and materials we need to study chemistry. In part two, we learned the parts of an atom – protons, neutrons, and electrons! In part three, we learned about ions and valence shells. Today, in part four, we’ll...

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