food science

We treat the words “taste” and “flavour” as interchangeable. But taste is unidimensional, referring only to the…

The word “processed” has become something of a slur.Say “processed food” and most of us picture unhealthy, cheap…

Cultivated meat has been greenlit in the United States for the first time. The decision by the Food and Drug…

“The biggest finding that we had was that truffles were responding to these hot and dry summers,” says Steidinger.…

Today, Ethiopian farmers are feeling the pressure to grow modern monoculture crops, thanks in part to a national…

The autumn of 2013 was a stressful time for the Craten family, who live outside Phoenix, Arizona. In short order,…

Coffee is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive beverages on the planet. It's a cornerstone of culinary…

This story originally appeared on Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Across Midwestern farms, if…

The refreshing kombucha tea that's all the rage these days among certain global demographics might also hold the…

Cooked leafy vegetables make a substantial proportion of our food today but if we look at their origin, leafy…