This US government video, called “Quick-Cooking Foods by Explosion Puffing,” shows “the ‘explosion puffing‘ food dehydration process. This process yields a porous dehydrated vegetable or fruit product that rehydrates more rapidly than heat-dried or freeze-dried foods, and has better retention of quality (color, texture, flavor)”.
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Podcast Episode #209: “Words for Food in Your Mouth”
Words for Food in Your Mouth, an Apple a Day, Eating the Shrew, an Epidemic of Penile Amputations, Reactions to Chicken Nuggets, Ig and Beyond, What Matters in NBA Games, Why Spaghetti, and What Your Gut Says Psychoanalytically. In episode #209, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason, Chris Cotsapas, Kishore […]
Eating gold: ok or not ok? [study]
Is it a good idea to eat gold (in the form of gold leaf)? Prof. Koichi Imai, D.D.S., Ph.D of the Dept. of Biomaterials, Osaka Dental University, Japan (and other places), is of the opinion that the answer might well be ‘no’. Pointing out that although : “Gold leaf flakes are considered to pass through the […]
Plants can take-up microplastics – should we be happy about it? [new study]
“Waiter, there’s plastic in my lettuce” isn’t a phrase you’d expect to hear very often. Nevertheless, several studies have now shown that plants can, and do, take-up microplastics [MPs] from the soil and incorporate them into stems, roots and leaves. Should we be worried – or happy? The latter is a possibility that should be […]