Food Sciences

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Sciences & Technology

The science of flavour

Enjoying food is one of life’s great pleasures – and it’s about way more than just taste, it uses all your senses (yes, even your hearing)

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Sciences & Technology

Mushrooms are delicious, but potentially deadly

Mushroom poisoning is a growing problem as people go foraging – the only really safe way to avoid it is to buy your mushrooms

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Sciences & Technology

Why we judge chocolate by its cover

Although chocolate is a treat for all five senses – sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste– new research shows packaging is often just as important as what’s inside

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Environment

Protecting Australia’s citrus industry

Researchers have identified an Australian strain of fungus that causes citrus rot, calling for effective controls to protect the citrus industry

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Health & Medicine

Food Health Star labels are driving healthier products

Food labels are improving the nutrition of packaged products in Australia and New Zealand, but they must be compulsory to make a bigger difference

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Sciences & Technology

Making milk powder less energy intensive

A new pilot study demonstrates the potential to use a cheese by-product to concentrate skim milk, reducing the energy required in dairy powder production

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Sciences & Technology

Tricking our tongues: Creating guilt-free cheese

What have sound waves got to do with dairy fat content? It turns out it’s all in the mixing

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Sciences & Technology

Measuring deliciousness

Our responses to food are more unconscious than you might think, but new technology can really tell what you like and dislike

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Sciences & Technology

Engineering the perfect Easter egg

Precision timing means cocoa butter melts at just the right temperature

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Sciences & Technology

Made Possible By Melbourne

A biofortified rice high in iron and zinc is set to combat hidden hunger

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