BY: ABBIE SOMMER Doing research on soy functional foods has led me to become accustomed to that delicious beany flavor of soy ingredients. As I munch on soy pretzels, I find myself thinking about how soy has been portrayed...
BY: JO-EZER LAU What is Food Fraud? Food fraud is the deception of customers and final consumers through intentional food (and drink) adulteration. [1] This manner of tampering is manifested by means of substituting one product for another, misrepresenting...
BY: MEGAN LOW Plant-based products are all the rage right now – from protein beverages to meat analogs – and milk is no exception. However, when we think of milk coming from a nut, does it really make it…...
BY: BRYAN LE Every morning, I made the hour-long drive through rural Wisconsin to get to my summer job at the cheese plant. I typically woke up with eyes wide shut, groping in the dark to turn off my...
BY: MACKENZIE HANNUM & ALEX PIERCE-FELDMEYER Many of us have a memory of convincing our parents to take us out for ice cream. We would stand with our face and hands on the glass window case, admiring all the...
BY: MEGAN KESLER & ELLIOT DHUEY Introduction With so many types of yogurt-like products occupying the shelves of supermarkets, it can be overwhelming to select which one to buy. In hopes of helping you narrow your scope of selection,...
BY: MEGAN LOW Arguably one of the most polarized questions of mankind is this: is caffeine effective on you? Some people swear by it, almost as if needing their morning coffee for sustenance; and others, like me, still fall...
BY: ANGELINA SCHIANO Ever wonder why your favorite latte from your local coffee store was removed from the menu? Why that burger place on the corner keeps adding new items? When we think of food trends, it’s easy to...
BY: ALEX PIERCE-FELDMEYER Being from the United States, I felt that the voice of Science Meets Food needed to explore more global regions and their eating and drinking culture…even if we can’t physically travel around the world…YET. Enter, Australian...
BY: JO-EZER LAU This is Part 2 of our two-part series of Lunar New Year Comfort Food Hacks. Read Part 1 here! Yee Sang Yee sang, also known as yú shēng (鱼生 – mandarin), lou sang (捞生 – cantonese)...