$20K Food Analysis Contest: Utilize New Data

The American Heart Association invites investigators to use the first set of data from the Periodic Table of Food Initiative to study the role of food in health and medicine

06-Aug-2024 - The American Heart Association, celebrating 100 years of lifesaving service as the world’s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health, announced the first data challenge inviting scientific researchers to use thefooddatabase from thePeriodic Table ...

Making gluten-free, sorghum-based beers easier to brew and enjoy

06-Nov-2023 - Thoughbeeris a popular drink worldwide, it’s usually made from barley, which leaves those with a gluten allergy or intolerance unable to enjoy the frothy beverage. Sorghum, a naturally gluten-free grain, could be an alternative, but complex preparation steps have hampered its widespread ...

What makes those pandemic-era sourdoughs so deliciously, uniquely, sour?

17-Aug-2023 - A few years ago, amid lockdown boredom, it seemed like everyone was perfecting their sourdoughs. A simple, fermented mixture of flour and water, the bread is powered by microbes that provide its one-of-a-kind tangy flavor. For over a hundred years, sourdough bread has been synonymous with San ...

Fermented coffee’s fruity aromas demystified

31-Mar-2023 - Specialty coffees are gaining traction in coffeehouses around the world — and now a fermented version could bring a fruity taste to your morning cup of joe. This new kind of beverage has a raspberry-like taste and aroma, but what causes these sensations has been a mystery. Today, scientists ...

New cocoa processing method produces fruitier, more ‘flowery’ dark chocolate

28-Apr-2022 - Producing chocolate, one of the world’s most beloved sweets, is a multistep process beginning with freshly harvested cocoa beans. People have been experimenting with chocolate-making for millennia, and even today, new methods are still being introduced. Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ Journal ...

Warm milk makes you sleepy — peptides could explain why

15-Oct-2021 - According to time-honored advice, drinking a glass of warm milk at bedtime will encourage a good night’s rest. Milk’s sleep-enhancing properties are commonly ascribed to tryptophan, but scientists have also discovered a mixture of milk peptides, called casein tryptic hydrolysate (CTH), that ...

Two compounds can make chocolate smell musty and moldy

29-Apr-2021 - Chocolate is a beloved treat, but sometimes the cocoa beans that go into bars and other sweets have unpleasant flavors or scents, making the final products taste bad. Surprisingly, only a few compounds associated with these stinky odors are known. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Journal of ...

Revealing meat and fish fraud with a handheld 'MasSpec Pen' in seconds

01-Apr-2021 - Meat and fish fraud are global problems, costing consumers billions of dollars every year. On top of that, mislabeling products can cause problems for people with allergies, religious or cultural restrictions. Current methods to detect this fraud, while accurate, are slower than inspectors would ...

World's oldest cheese found in Egyptian tomb

17-Aug-2018 - Aging usually improves the flavor of cheese, but that's not why some very old cheese discovered in an Egyptian tomb is drawing attention. Instead, it's thought to be the most ancient solid cheese ever found, according to a study published in ACS' journal Analytical Chemistry. The tomb of Ptahmes, ...