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How Alcoholic Apple Cider is Made

As a people, we seem to have managed to make alcoholic drinks from all sorts of produce. Grains are transformed into beer, or spirits (e.g. …
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Why a Water Roux Improves Your Donuts

Who doesn’t want a light and fluffy, airy, donut? Well, maybe not everyone, but I sure prefer a light and airy donut over a dense …
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Science of Pears: From Harvest to Cake

Every year in August/September our pear trees give us a good supply of pears. They’re not the pretties, but sure are tasty. We have two …

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What is Food Science?

Food Science is science (e.g. physics, chemistry & microbiology) applied to food. It picks up where agricultural sciences wrap up and hands over to the nutritional sciences once the food has been made.

Want to know what food science is all about? Start here and read our intro to food science!

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A Food Science Example

Do’s & Don’ts of Scones

We, food scientists, want to know why food behaves the way it does. We can look at large-scale processes, but often digging into small-scale recipes teaches you plenty as well!

Our post discussing the do’s and don’ts of making scones is a great example!

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Looking for more in-depth learnings? Take one of our food science courses. What about the science of ice cream? Or, the science of cake? Or start with the basics of food chemistry!

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Want to learn something new about food science every week?

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Don’t understand what’s going on with your food? Bread not rising? Broccoli turning brown? Oat milk confusing you? Recipes failing?