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Tag: food

In the future, our bacon might be a seaweed | Day 333

In the future, our bacon might be a seaweed | Day 333

Algae that tastes like bacon and has more minerals than kale. What’s not to like?

Posted on July 18, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags algae, food, interdisciplinary research, superfoodLeave a comment on In the future, our bacon might be a seaweed | Day 333
It’s just the thiosulfinates | Day 287

It’s just the thiosulfinates | Day 287

Thanks to thiosulfinates, the taste of red onion can really spruce up a salad, but the same chemicals are also responsible for the indelible aftertaste.

Posted on May 31, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags chemistry, food, kitchen science, onions, plants4 Comments on It’s just the thiosulfinates | Day 287
Oh no, not the E numbers | Day 271a

Oh no, not the E numbers | Day 271a

Chemophobia tends to really irritate me. Such as when people avoid products because of perfectly good ingredients which happen to be marked with a number.

Posted on May 14, 2015August 19, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags chemicals, chemistry, chemophobia, critical thinking, food, skepticismLeave a comment on Oh no, not the E numbers | Day 271a
In the future we will have food replicators | Day 220

In the future we will have food replicators | Day 220

Remember the food replicators from Star Trek? Of course you do. In our actual future 3D-printed food is closer than you think. In fact, it’s here.

Posted on March 25, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags 3d printing, food, inventions, technologyLeave a comment on In the future we will have food replicators | Day 220

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