It’s hard to stop after eating a single potato chip —and that’s kind of their whole problem. The deep-fried, popular salty ...

Every year brings a new wave of misinformation, and to cut through the noise, we consulted a food scientist and educator ...

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is leveraging artificial intelligence in its new R&D platform, CoDeveloper, to connect food scientists with the organization’s massive research database. IFT ...

Clean, fresh drinking water could be more accessible courtesy of a package of Pepperidge Farm. Usually we'd say the best thing to do with stale bread is to turn it into breadcrumbs. However, one group ...

During Biden’s final week in office, the Food and Drug Administration announced that Red No. 3, a synthetic dye that Americans have consumed for nearly a century, would be banned starting in 2027. It ...

Melinda Hill, a senior at the University of Delaware, grew up in a family of scientists. She was interested in science but also had a passion for cooking, and she didn’t want to give up either when ...

Tucked away on the kitchen countertop sits a bubbling, living goop in a jar. Each day, a mixture of flour and water feeds the beige concoction, commencing a ritualistic dance that summons wild yeast ...

Researchers at Louisiana State University claim they have developed a method to extend the shelf life of raw eggs, improving both storage and food safety. Their patented process uses water-soluble ...

With so many major food companies headquartered in Minnesota, it’s no surprise the state has three times the concentration of food scientists and technologists as the national average. That must make ...

Researchers have studied how different food matrices affect Listeria survival and virulence in the gastrointestinal tract. A study by the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna (Vetmeduni) showed ...

It's one of those "rules" that has stood the test of time, but can we really trust it? Many people follow the “five-second rule,” but science shows the truth is more about safety than timing. Studies ...

If you're anything like me, you're prone to dropping things. Fellow clumsy people are very familiar with the disappointment of losing precious food to the floor. Whether you've dedicated time to ...