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26 June

Soy: To Claim or Abstain

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...
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claim, controversy, Health, soy Food Chemistry, Food Technology, Health & Nutrition, Research Leave a Comment
19 June

Food Fraud – Part I – What Is Food Fraud?

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...
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adulteration, food fraud, tampering Food Law, Food Technology 1 Comment
12 June

Functions of Milk: Do plant-based varieties stack up?

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…...
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dairy, Food Chemistry, milk, plant milk, plant protein, plant-based Food Chemistry, Food Technology, Health & Nutrition Leave a Comment
22 May

An Inside Look at Post-Industrial Pizza Cheese

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...
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automation, cheese, food industry, pizza Food Industry, Food Technology Leave a Comment
08 May

One Hand-Packed Pint at a Time: An Interview with Bob Graeter, Vice President and Owner, Graeter’s Manufacturing Co.

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...
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01 May

Highly Cultured: A guide to yogurt styles

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,...
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food trends, sensory, yogurt Education & Experiments, Food Technology Leave a Comment
24 April

Does Caffeine Work on You?

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...
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10 April

Data Partnerships with Tech Companies Make Consumer Research Accessible to Small Business

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...
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=, big data, coffee, point of sale Food Industry, Food Technology 1 Comment
03 April

An Interview with Kieran Westlake, President of Australia’s Specialty Coffee Association

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...
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27 March

Lunar New Year Comfort Food Hacks and Origins – Part II

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)...
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