Third, it means recognizing that cooking is a form of food science. Fermenting cabbage into kimchi creates probiotics. Soaking and cooking beans reduces lectins and increases resistant starch. Cooling a potato after boiling transforms its starch. You do not need a laboratory to practice food science—you need a stove and curiosity.
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Most consumers view processing as the enemy ("ultra-processed foods are bad"). However, food science is not synonymous with junk food. In fact, strategic food science is the silent hero of public health. Third, it means recognizing that cooking is a
This is why a 300-calorie apple and a 300-calorie soda have radically different health outcomes. Food science is now obsessed with understanding why . Cooling a potato after boiling transforms its starch
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