Just in time for Halloween

A short video (sort of a PSA) about how much candy you would have to eat for it to kill you.  All very scientific….and a little facetious….you’re welcome….

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The chemistry of pumpkins

All things chemically related to pumpkins, just in time for Halloween!

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In defense of sugar

Sugar gets a lot of bad press, for nutritional reasons.  Here are some of the useful things it does in foods….

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Calorie labelling of fast foods

Now that the fast food restaurants are providing calorie contents for their food, we will all start making healthier choices, right?  Not so much….

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Alton Brown makes ice cream in 10 seconds

Not only that but it’s carbonated….and the process is as ridiculous as you would expect….

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Vinegar

Vinegar seems like a pretty boring food ingredient but there’s more to it than is obvious.  Read about it here….

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Decaffeinated coffee

Ever wonder how they remove the caffeine from coffee?  Here’s the science….

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Flatiron steak

Ever wondered how we came to have the flatiron steak?  This article describes how it came to be…

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2000 calories

Ever wondered what 2000 cals look like?  See here…..

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