By Hafida Mazoud You’ve probably heard of the “five-second rule”, which states that food dropped on the floor for less than five seconds can still be consumed. Many of us follow this rule without knowing whether it is...
By Ming Yin Kwong When I ask you to imagine a tea field, what comes to your mind? For me, it has lush and green shrubs enveloped in morning cool mist, sitting against a green mountain side like...
By Hafida Mazoud When I offered my friend a hot drink, I inquired whether they preferred it with or without sugar. The response was, “I eliminated added sugars from my diet because it is unnecessary and consuming less...
By Emanueli Backes What awaits us The world’s population is predicted to reach 9.1 billion people by 2050 – which is 1.3 billion people more than today – according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...
By Abbey Thiel One of my most rewarding college classes wasn’t a class at all. It was an independent study where I collaborated with a local food pantry on just about any project where my knowledge of food science...
By Emanueli Backes The food waste problem Globally, up to 40% of food gets lost along the entire food supply chain [1]. This shocking huge number results from the production to consumption of food that is discarded, lost,...
By Hafida Mazoud Imagine a world in which we have power over our genetics, how they manifest, and how our diet determines our destiny. Epigenetics is the scientific discipline that gave this unreal theory a chance to exist,...
By Emanueli Backes Clean label bread You go to a grocery store to buy bread. Suddenly, you are hit by a huge number of bread labels claiming the use of ingredients of natural origin, without – or with...
By Jacob Webster-Jones Microwave ovens – or for short they are called microwaves – are one of my favorite kitchen appliances to use. When you need to heat up last night’s leftovers or that cup of coffee you...
By Karin Cho We all have times when we need to grab something quick to eat before the next meeting, class, or event. On these occasions, you look through the fridge for a find a quick meal, like...