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07 April

Promoting Awara consumption in Nigeria to combat food insecurity

Promoting Awara consumption in Nigeria to combat food insecurity By: Iradat Bisola Oladejo Introduction The high price of meat limits its’ purchase in Nigeria, which negatively impacts their protein consumption, leading to malnutrition. Awara, which is a soybean curd...

Africa, alternative protein, awara, food insecurity, Nigeria, plant protein, soybean, sustainability Food History & Tradition, Health & Nutrition, Ingredients, Recipes 1 Comment

16 March

Sustainable Food and Entrepreneurship: An Interview with Karin Beukel

By Cassandra Maya Do you love food? Yeah, me too. That’s why we’re both here, right? But we need to address something. The latest United Nations Environment Programme (2021) report estimates that approximately 931 million tonnes of food...

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27 October

The buzz on edible insects

By Cassandra Maya Insects have a bad reputation. Some sting, some ruin our foods, and some even emerge from the depths of the ground every 17 years to scream from the trees. So why are top scientists now...

edible insects, protein, sustainability Food History & Tradition, Food Trends Leave a Comment

29 September

Brewing Up Some New Innovation!

By Alexander J. Taylor It’s been a bit of time since I wrote an article for Science Meets Food and boy-howdy, does it feel good to be back. My last article, back in April, talked about the exciting...

ATOMO, Cellular agriculture, chocolate, coffee, lab-grown, sustainability, ZHAW Food Technology Leave a Comment

17 February

Food Out of Thin Air: A Novel Approach to Alternative Protein

By Mary-Ann Chen What comes to mind when you think of alternative proteins? With the growing amount of options on the market, you might think of the soy-based Impossible Burger, tofu scrambled “eggs,” or the no-longer-so-far-fetched idea of...

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25 November

Spent Grains: Beer Waste to Pancakes

By Jacob Webster-Jones What do pancakes, mushrooms, and biofuel have in common? This may seem like a setup to a bad joke but actually they can all be produced by using a waste product of the brewing industry. You...

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22 January

How Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods Make Their Plant-Based Burgers

By: Elliot Dhuey Introduction I want to preface this article with the stark statistic that was reported by the 2nd Sustainable Development Goal by the United Nations, which states that there are more than 800 million undernourished people worldwide...

beyond meat, impossible foods, pea protein, plant based burger, soy leghemoglobin, sustainability Education & Experiments, Food Industry, Food Safety & Processing, Food Technology, Health & Nutrition, Product Development, Sensory & Consumer Science 1 Comment

08 January

Coffee Talk with Austin Childress

By: Alex Pierce-Feldmeyer Last year, I attended the annual Cincinnati, OH coffee festival. In attendance were local coffee vendors and speakers, Austin Childress being one of them. Speakers touched on everything from how to brew at home to the...

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17 October

What’s the Deal with Fair Trade?

BY: MEGAN KESLER From the banning of plastic straws by multiple cities around the U.S. to the increased emphasis on buying local and supporting small business owners, it’s evident that the interest in how we treat mother Earth and...

fair trade, food marketing, sustainability Education & Experiments 1 Comment

03 October

What Happens to Your Food Packaging After You Eat?

BY: MEGAN LOW You have probably witnessed the growth spurt of the meal kit industry over the last couple of years and if not, check out our previous post. Yes, it’s the one where you get exactly two basil...

food packaging, food technology, food waste, meal-kit delivery, sustainability Education & Experiments, Food Packaging, Food Technology 1 Comment