Prairie Carnations (Vaccaria hispanica, syn. Saponaria vaccaria) are easy to grow in the Canadian prairies. Before herbicides were common, Prairie Carnations were wide spread. Prairie Carnations yield around 1 tonne /acre and are grown for content of finest micro-starch, edible proteins, surfactant saponins, and bio-active peptides. Prairie Carnations are suitable for conventional or organic field production, and have been grown under certified organic conditions before.
The seed is rich in finest micro-starch and is a good source of bidesmoside triterpene saponins. In addition, the grain also containes peptides of medicinal value, healthy antioxidants and the hull consists of lignins for bioplastics. more…
Saponins have a wide range of human health care, therapeutic, cosmetic, and medical applications. They have immune-stimulatory properties, and when combined with steroids such as cholesterol have been investigated extensively as adjuvants for vaccine formulation. more…
The Carnation Company has improved the purification process of Prairie Carnation in a significant way. Seed fractionation could be more...
Prairie Carnations starting field trials in Germany with Phytowelt GreenTechnologies GmbH. Several different varieties of Pra more...
Phytowelt GreenTechnologies GmbH and CCC sign MOU on European distribution. more...