Food analysis – Page 4
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ResearchCompounds responsible for world’s stinkiest fruit revealed
Durian pong can be recreated with fruity and oniony volatiles
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ResearchSpectroscopy allows in-egg chicken sexing
Identifying male chicks before they hatch could end the practice of culling cockerels in their millions
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OpinionWhy science says you should brine your Christmas turkey
Unlock the flavour hidden in your roast with this delicious recipe
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ResearchSecret of liquorice's unique smell unravelled
Chemists have identified 39 aroma compounds that give liquorice root its distinctive aroma
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Research‘Ginger-meter’ tests strength of spice samples
Electrochemical sensor used to detect gingerol compounds
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ResearchPCR probes purity of pork products
Double gene targeting technique distinguishes between closely-related species in meat products
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PodcastBook Club – Sorting the beef from the bull
This month we discuss the ubiquitous nature of food fraud and its detection
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ResearchTest to tell if your mince is telling porkies
Metabolites offer a new way to check for ham in your hamburger
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ResearchRubber-like structure for caramel proposed
Science behind caramel isn’t as sticky as we thought
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ResearchAntioxidant assumptions flipped for garlic thiosulfinates
A radical view on the nutritional value and chemical mechanism of allicin and petivericin
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Sugar supresses as well as masks caffeine’s bitter flavour
Sucrose–caffeine interaction found to affect taste
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OpinionBetter cooking through chemistry
Science and food have been courting each other for over a decade, says Ali Bouzari. It’s time to commit
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FeatureFighting food fraud
After recent food scandals, analytical chemistry is more in demand than ever to reassure consumers, as Sarah Houlton discovers
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PodcastChemistry World podcast – May 2015
We find out how nanotoxicology could be holding back development, and ask if ‘patent or perish’ should be the new academic adage
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ResearchCarbon nanotube-based sensor detects meat spoilage
Electron density of cobalt porphyrin complexes key to meat freshness sensor
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BusinessEnvironmental research goes private
Exclusive interview with Fera chief Hilary Aldridge as the UK’s Food and Environment Research Agency becomes majority-owned by Capita
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Quick and cheap test to detect horse meat
Scientists develop test for meat authentification using a benchtop NMR machine