Temperature, time and blueberry wine

17-May-2024 - Nutrient-rich blueberries — a common breakfast smoothie ingredient — can also create wine. But does the heat and time required to ferment this mighty berry strip out any of those potential health-promoting compounds? Researchers inACSFoodScience & Technologyexamine fermentation’s effects on ...

Want fewer microplastics in your tap water?

Try boiling it first

01-Mar-2024 - Nano- and microplastics are seemingly everywhere — water, soil and the air. While many creative strategies have been attempted to get rid of these plastic bits, one unexpectedly effective solution for cleaning up drinking water, specifically, might be as simple as brewing a cup of tea or coffee. ...

Using science to help avocados stay fresh

15-May-2023 - Smashed on toast, creamed in guacamole or blended into salad dressing, avocados always seem to be popular. However, the fruits are notoriously finicky, going from pale green and firm to brown and mushy in the blink of an eye. Now, researchers inACSFoodScience & Technologyreport a ...

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 ...

Cans or bottles: What’s better for a fresh, stable beer?

22-Mar-2023 - The flavor of beer begins to change as soon as it’s packaged, prompting a debate among afficionados: Does the beverage stay fresher in a bottle or a can? Now, researchers report inACS Food Science & Technologythat the answer is, well, complicated, and depends on the type of beer. An amber ale ...

Food allergies can be reversed in mice by targeting the microbiome

23-Aug-2022 - Although many people with dietary allergies experience mild symptoms when exposed to triggering foods, some face potentially fatal consequences. A bacterial compound called butyrate that’s made by healthy microbiomes has shown promise against allergic reactions in lab tests, but it’s nasty to ...

Cooking up a way to remove microplastics from wastewater

24-Mar-2022 - In many cuisines, okra serves as a master thickener of stews and soups. The goo from that fruit and other plants, such as aloe, cactus and psyllium, can also clean water and wastewater of some types of solid pollutants, as well as some that are dissolved. Now, researchers have demonstrated that ...

Plastic teabags release microscopic particles into tea

27-Sep-2019 - Many people are trying to reduce their plastic use, but some tea manufacturers are moving in the opposite direction: replacing traditional paper teabags with plastic ones. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology have discovered that a soothing cup of the brewed ...