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  1. Tomato Pangenome Maps Genes for Fruit Size and Defense

    Newswise — Tomato breeding depends on finding useful natural variants behind complex traits, but conventional linear reference genom…
    #NewsBeep #News #Science #Agriculture #AllJournalNews #Biotech #CA #Canada #ChineseAcademyofSciences #FoodScience #Genetics #Newswise #pangenomics;Pangenome;TomatoBreeding;DiseaseResistance;GeneticVariation;cellexpansion;fungaldefense;metabolitecomposition;fruitsize #plants
    newsbeep.com/ca/921391/

  2. Everything you wanted to know about your air fryer but were afraid to ask.

    Why do chips turn crispy? Does shaking the basket help? And is it just a small fan oven?

    This MTN Weekend: the science behind the crunch, a Dutch inventor and that fourth chip eaten “strictly to check consistency”.

    movetheneedle.news/brands/mtn-

    #MTNWeekend #AirFryer #FoodScience #technology #engineering #innovation #Netherlands #philips

  3. Gene-edited bananas that don’t go brown could hit UK supermarkets
    By Nicola Davis Science correspondent

    Scientific breakthrough could reduce food waste and make it easier to add the fruit to prepackaged food

    theguardian.com/science/2026/s

    #Foodscience #Geneediting #Fruit #Foodwaste #Food #Food #Biotechnologyindustry #Science #Norfolk #UKnews #TheGuardian #NicolaDavisSciencecorrespondent

  4. And about to get started - as soon as the library doors open up!
    Apparently 40+ sign ups! And already people clamoring, ok ok maybe just milling, 😅 to get in!

    Ok. Now we're in! Food is here! Now we're talking 😀

    #Food #Chemistry #FoodScience

  5. @withinity aaah going down a rabbit hole but I have some familiar footholds so I best get back to making my slides
    But here's some info that's relevant

    "foods high in fat and carbohydrate are, calorie for calorie, valued more than foods containing only fat or carbohydrate and that this effect is associated with greater recruitment of central reward circuits."

    cell.com/cell-metabolism/fullt

    #Food #FoodScience

  6. Borealis Foods Expands European Business through Foodvibez Gmbh Launch in Germany

    Borealis Foods Inc. Borealis-developed high-protein noodles launched under Foodvibez’s Niom Niom brand, with an expected initial volume of…
    #Europe #EU #borealis #BorealisFoods #BorealisFoodsInc #consumerbrand #European #foodscience #GourmetFoods #manufacturingcompany #NiomNiom #productdevelopment
    europesays.com/europe/138000/

  7. Did you know the vast majority of artificial sweeteners were discovered accidentally?

    Saccharin, Cyclamate, and Aspartame were all discovered by scientists who tasted sweet flavours on their fingers after perhaps having some poor lab hygiene.

    Sucralose was purposefully developed, and is the other major artificial sweetener.

    #happyaccidents #foodscience #food #funfacts

  8. ‘Fresh from the roof’: the supermarket growing salad a few metres above the tills
    By Hannah Docter-Loeb

    Customers seeking greens at one Berlin outlet are dealing with some very local supply chains indeed

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    #Germany #Environment #Europe #Food #Foodscience #Science #Worldnews #TheGuardian #HannahDocterLoeb

  9. europesays.com/ie/677175/ Spuriopimpinella Brachycarpa Genome Unveils Medicinal Compound Blueprints #Agriculture #AllJournalNews #AlternativeMedicine #biotech #ChineseAcademyOfSciences #Éire #FoodScience #IE #Ireland #Newswise #Plants #Science #TerpenoidsBiosynthesis;Flavonoids;medicinalProperties;genomeAssembly;bioactiveCompounds;sustainableCultivation;metabolicEngineering

  10. #Digest: Leeds AI model identifies ~800 plant protein emulsifiers; EU halts Brazilian meat imports over antibiotic violations; EMBL grows self-organizing bovine tissue; Protein Industries Canada backs $4.9M AI crop tools.

    #PlantProtein #FoodScience #CellCulture #Agriculture #FoodSafety #AI #QuantumComputing #Biomanufacturing #MicrobialFood #FoodTech

    proteinreport.org/digests/2026

  11. Bread with hidden vegetables, but your body still knows

    An Australian experiment blended spinach into white bread and found a surprising effect on insulin and hunger—even though the people eating it had no idea they were eating vegetables.

    #nutrition #spinach #foodscience

  12. They said:

    "You can't tell the colour of a fowl when it hits the soup".

    Can science actually prove the proverb wrong? 🔬🤔

    #Science #AfricanProverbs #Biology #FoodScience #DidYouKnow #ScienceTalk

  13. Microwaves + Frying Make French Fries Healthier. Adding microwave cooking to conventional frying substantially shortens cooking time and reduces oil absorption. #FrenchFries #Nutrition #FoodScience #HealthyEating #MedicalResearch
    instagram.com/p/DbluW27AORk/

  14. Sewers Are a New Window Into Our Diets. Researchers from Duke University and the University of North Carolina now report a wastewater technique that detects DNA fragments from the foods we’ve eaten. #Nutrition #PublicHealth #Wastewater #FoodScience #MedicalResearch
    instagram.com/p/DblnjWjs6wq/

  15. Whey to go! Could the cheese byproduct heat our homes and fuel our cars?
    By Guardian Staff

    British cheesemakers have struggled to find a use for the 95,000 tonnes of salty whey they produce every year. But researchers may have come up with a solution

    theguardian.com/food/2026/aug/

    #Cheese #Food #Food #Environment #Milk #Foodscience #Biofuels #Foodwaste #Science #Energy #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

  16. Crave chocolate, so you must be low on magnesium? Mostly a myth. If your body wanted magnesium it'd send you to spinach, not chocolate. Most cravings aren't your body asking for a nutrient — they're your brain's learned wanting system, and what you crave is cultural: chocolate in North America, rice in Japan.

    → worldfoodwine.com/worldly/what

    #food #nutrition #foodscience #cravings

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