For more than a century, food scientists have searched for ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without the health risks tied to sugar. From early artificial sweeteners to modern plant-based options, the ...

The ability to share information about food online, particularly on social media, can also make it easy for dangerous food myths to become pervasive. We asked a food scientist which food myths she ...

While food poisoning can have many sources, two foods can make mealtime seem like playing a game of intestinal roulette.

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 ...

The U.S. Agency for International Development has been a major supporter of global agriculture research. Now many studies are ...

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 ...

In a series of controlled bakes, scientists at the University of Guelph measured how quickly cookies changed in size, color, ...

It’s good advice that, during the holidays, is often hard to follow. Don’t eat raw cookie dough. Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee acknowledges that it’s often difficult for many ...

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 ...

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 ...

When you splurge on a cocktail in a bar, the drink often comes with a slab of aesthetically pleasing, perfectly clear ice. The stuff looks much fancier than the slightly cloudy ice you get from your ...

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