The Secret Alchemy of Making Ice Cream
To make the perfect scoop of ice cream, you first need a dairy base—its natural proteins, fat, and sugar provide the rich, distinct mouthfeel. Heavy cream is added, further smoothing …
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The No. 1 ultra-processed food I never buy
It happens all the time. As the Director of Nutritional, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Psychiatry at Harvard, I see patients reduce symptoms of mood disorders, lower their stress, boost their energy …
Why U.S. citrus is facing a shortage crisis
U.S. orange production has plummeted as the industry faces volatile threats from extreme weather events, an incurable disease and economic pressures. Citrus growers are losing millions of dollars every year, …
Nestle CEO discusses impact of weight loss drugs on food industry
A picture taken on February 21, 2024 show the logo of Swiss food giant Nestle on the company’s headquarters in Vevey, western Switzerland. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images …
Get Ready to Eat Pond Plants
If you ever watch a duck float across a pond, gobbling up the vegetation coating the surface, that bird is way ahead of its time. The buoyant greenery is azolla, …
A New Startup Wants to Turn the Sugar You Eat Into Fiber
What the body does need is fiber, a nutrient found in vegetables, whole grains, and legumes that helps regulate the bowel and lower blood cholesterol and glucose levels. Only about …
You Can’t Buy Lab-Grown Meat Even If You Wanted To
“The restaurant dinners we held at China Chilcano in Washington, DC last summer went extremely well,” wrote Eat Just’s director of global communications, Carrie Kabat, in an emailed statement to …
The Foods the World Will Lose to Climate Change
There’s no denying it: Farming had a rough year. Extreme weather spun up storms and floods, unseasonal freezes and baking heat waves, and prolonged parching droughts. In parts of the …
Insiders Say Eat Just Is in Big Financial Trouble
Popular vegan egg and lab-grown-meat company Eat Just is in deep financial trouble. A WIRED investigation bringing together court records, documents, and interviews from former employees suggests that the company …
How to Measure the Calories in a Candy Bar—With Physics!
This Halloween, when you grab a candy bar, pay attention to the wrapper. In the United States, a “nutrition facts” label has been required for all packaged foods since 1994, …