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Food science

  • All that’s gluten-free isn’t so great for health

    All that’s gluten-free isn’t so great for health

    Sachin Rustgi, The Conversation
    · Feb 27, 2025 · 10:00 pm
  • Why does spicy food make you feel hot? And why doesn’t drinking water make it better?

    Why does spicy food make you feel hot? And why doesn’t drinking water make it better?

    Daniel Eldridge, The Conversation
    · Jun 16, 2024 · 10:00 pm
  • What is gluten and how does it make baked goods more delicious?

    What is gluten and how does it make baked goods more delicious?

    Kristine Nolin, The Conversation
    · Nov 25, 2023 · 10:00 pm
  • Explained: The careful chemistry behind that perfect scoop of smooth, textured ice-cream

    Explained: The careful chemistry behind that perfect scoop of smooth, textured ice-cream

    Nathan Kilah, The Conversation
    · Jul 30, 2023 · 09:30 pm
  • Long before chickens were domesticated for food, they were regarded as exotica

    Long before chickens were domesticated for food, they were regarded as exotica

    Julia Best, The Conversation Ophélie Lebrasseur, The Conversation
    · Jun 25, 2022 · 09:30 pm
  • Food sequencing: Can eating a salad before carbs help your glucose levels?

    Food sequencing: Can eating a salad before carbs help your glucose levels?

    Leonie Heilbronn, The Conversation
    · Jun 20, 2022 · 09:30 pm
  • Apples weren’t always big, juicy and sweet. A long history of migration made them so

    Apples weren’t always big, juicy and sweet. A long history of migration made them so

    Tommy Davies, The Conversation
    · Apr 23, 2022 · 09:30 pm
  • How all Indians (including teetotallers) end up consuming a lot of alcohol without knowing it

    How all Indians (including teetotallers) end up consuming a lot of alcohol without knowing it

    Krish Ashok
    · Dec 17, 2020 · 11:30 am
  • The science behind making a perfect pancake

    The science behind making a perfect pancake

    Simon Cotton, The Conversation
    · Feb 28, 2016 · 09:30 pm