Food analysis – Page 6
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Research
Uncovering the secrets of tea
Tea is known for being beneficial for our health, but how exactly do the compounds exert their benefits?
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News
Acrylamide levels in food still too high, EU says
Report finds that changes to cooking practices to tackle the presence of the carcinogen are slow to materialise
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Research
Mystery of green bacon solved
Scientists have used x-ray diffraction to determine the structure of the nitrite burn on bacon
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Feature
Fighting food fraud with science
Bea Perks meets some of the scientists subjecting our food's credentials to forensic examination
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News
Sniffing out garlic in gilded artworks
The presence of garlic in early gilded artworks has been confirmed
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News
A pint a day
Sterile, free of toxic metals, isotonic and good for the heart, beer is undeserving of decades of bad press.