10 hot ingredients for 2009.* What ingredients will be buzzing during the coming year? Pierce Mattie, the beauty public relations firm, has named what it believes are the top 10 ingredients that consumers will hear more about in 2009. They are: argan oil, acai, goji berries, baobab baobab (bä`ōbăb', bā`ō–), gigantic tree of India and Africa, exceeded in trunk diameter only by the sequoia. The trunks of living baobabs are hollowed out for dwellings; rope and cloth are made from the bark and condiments , acerola acerola (ăs'ərō`lə) or barbados cherry, the edible fruit of Malpighia glabra, of the genera Bunchiosa and Malpighia of the family Malpighiaceae. , blueberry, probiotics, palmitoyl tripeptide-3, myrrh myrrh: see incense-tree. myrrh symbol of gladness. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 176] See : Joy and turmeric turmeric: see ginger. turmeric Perennial herbaceous plant (Curcuma longa; family Zingiberaceae), native to southern India and Indonesia. Its tuberous rhizomes have been used from antiquity as a condiment, as a textile dye, and medically as an . The PR firm (www.piercemattie.com) contends that the focus will no longer just be about who is green or all natural, but about specific ingredients and their benefits. Now that you are in the know, can you match these ingredients with their photos? 1. Argan Argan character who suffers imaginary ills; determined to be an invalid. [Fr. Lit.: Le Malade Imaginaire] See : Hypochondria Tree 2. Acai 3. Goji 4. Baobab Tree 5. Acerola 6. Blueberry 7. Probiotics 8. Myrrh 9. Turmeric [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Argan-d; 2. Acai-e; 3. Goji-a; 4. Baobab-c; 5. Acerola-i; 6. Blueberry-h; 7. Probiotics-f; 8. Myrrh-g; 9. Turmeric-b. |
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