Coffee is one of the most heavily traded export commodities in the world. It grows in about 70 countries, within a relatively narrow area just north and south of the equator. Broadly speaking, two ...

The long-held and loudly voiced disapproval by some of science and technology in food production in favor of “idealized nostalgic narratives” of natural food is beginning to soften – opening the door ...

Fermentation sounds like a modern wellness trend, but it's actually one of humanity's oldest food preservation methods. Long before refrigerators existed, people relied on them to prevent spoilage and ...

The most discussed benefit of fermented foods is how probiotics support gut health by balancing your GI tract microbiome. If your gut microbiome isn't in sync, it may lead to gastrointestinal symptoms ...

Cell agriculture and fermentation methods can also mitigate the use of finite resources, including water and soil, and reduce the carbon footprint of food, depending on how it is measured, Greven says ...

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CHICAGO — Food technology startup Aqua Cultured Foods is developing whole-muscle cut seafood alternatives created through microbial fermentation. The company plans to introduce its first commercial ...

When we cook, we tend to only use part of each ingredient, leaving skins, stalks, fronds or peels unused and throwing away roughly a quarter of what we buy. But there’s a lot of flavor potential in ...