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: Bethany Richardson You might be thinking, “what an odd title for an article,” but it comes from a comment fellow author Thomas Siebertz left on my “Show us your OFG!” post. The answer? A sniff port...
By: Thomas Siebertz I love going out to eat, whether I’m trying out a new restaurant or just getting together with friends at our usual spot. As a food inspector and student of food science, when I go out, I...
By: Bethany Richardson Personally, I am not always the biggest fan of calorie counts when I’m out to eat. I generally cook most of my own meals at home, being careful to choose healthy recipes with wholesome ingredients, and...
By: Bethany Richardson As food scientists, most of our education and work experience generally focuses on feeding ourselves; however, we should not forget that pet food is a major area of food science and nutrition research and technology. Many...
By: Bethany Richardson When it comes to bread, the ubiquitous question has always been: white or wheat? While white bread reigned supreme for many years, whole wheat bread has surpassed it in popularity. This is mostly due to...
By: Bethany Richardson There are a variety of avenues to gain knowledge outside of the classroom, such as with webinars from IFT. A few months ago I participated in the Office Politics Webcast from IFT, which was very...
By: Bethany Richardson Upon hearing that I don’t like cilantro, people generally have one of two reactions: utter disgust or complete agreement. Cilantro is truly one of those foods that is totally polarizing; you either love it or...
By: Emily Wolter Food and science appear in the news more often than we realize. Check out the array of interesting articles that we stumbled upon this week! As a graduate student, I know it is very important to...
By: Thomas Siebertz Milk has been a vessel with which to deliver enhanced nutrition for decades and this could prove to be very beneficial. Seafood also has many health benefits, but can be inaccessible to some consumers because of...