By: Emily Wolter Sometimes, as a budding product developer, I realize that most consumers don’t have much of an idea of all that goes into the food products they see on the shelf – the years of development, the...
By: Diana Maricruz Pérez Santos Food science is a knowledge area that not only focuses on our dietary needs, but solves many food related challenges. It has likely been present in the history of humanity, since the beginning. Let’s...
By: Thomas Siebertz As Felicia referenced in yesterday’s post, science met food last week when the first hamburger grown from cow muscle tissue was prepared and eaten at a live event in London after years of research and over...
By: Felicia Loo More often than not, what we eat isn’t just food. Foods have gone beyond the norms. Obtaining natural food seems more difficult as technologies came into play. However, in turn, we have more foods, more...
By: Emily Wolter Are you involved in professional organizations within your field? For food scientists, IFT (and the student association, IFTSA) is a great organization, which appeals to the wide variety of fields within food science. If you aren’t...
By: Karen Thang Travel destinations? Check. Suitcases? Check. Passport? Check. I have everything I need to leave the U.S., yet I have never stepped foot out of the country before! Just like everyone else, I want to see...
By: Kim Au Along with inconsiderate people, overuse of the work “like,” and tailgaters, waste is one of my biggest annoyances. We live in a world where an island of garbage in the middle of the ocean is...
By: Bethany Richardson I don’t know about you, but snacktime is essential in my life. If I don’t have my morning and afternoon snacks, you can be assured of one grumpy girl. I like to think of my...
By: Emily Del Bel In the past 48 hours I have seen at least four articles touting the demons of a variety of food science-related topics pop up on my Facebook newsfeed. Naturally I can’t resist reading them. Then...
By: Kimberlee Au As a budding food scientist who is also part treehugger, I not only think about the ingredients and processes that went into making my food, but I also think about the environmental impact it had. After reading...