Helping everyday consumers make informed choices.
Brewing tea chemistry is the secret ingredient that makes the tea from cafés taste better than your home brew. Professional tea connoisseurs understand the interplay between culinary art and the science that drives the enjoyment of the ancient beverage. This realization often reveals that tea perfection is not a mere product of guesswork or mimicking…
Understanding food expiry dates is a proficiency every consumer of processed food needs to acquire. It will save you from a lot of double-guessing. Imagine a scenario where you just pulled a yogurt out of the fridge, only to realize it expired yesterday. What do you do; do you toss it or consume it? These…
Many people have mentally fiddled with the mystery of why leftovers taste better. For example, you may have noticed that yesterday’s stew tastes even more amazing today. Only a few people think anything of it or try to find an explanation for this leftover taste phenomenon. The passage of time always causes changes in the…
If you’ve ever tried a DIY recipe of Dalgona coffee and came up with something subpar, understanding the science behind whipped coffee is the way out. Dalgona coffee first went viral on the wings of the #dalgonacoffeechallenge hashtag during the early stages of the COVID pandemic. The DIY recipe of the coffee beverage was first…
It is easy to overlook the many dangers of artificial sweeteners since they are often touted as low-calorie or non-nutritive alternatives. Food regulatory bodies have, in recent years, been identifying various health complications linked to the consumption of artificial sweeteners. Unfortunately, artificial sweeteners have become ubiquitous as they feature prominently in almost all sweetened store-bought…
