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MSN — Bubblegum is made from a mix of flavors. Can you guess what they are? , articleThe flavor of traditional pink bubblegum, while instantly recognizable, isn’t an easy one to pinpoint. Is it fruity? Spicy? A little minty, sometimes? Or does it just taste like bubblegum? Flavor chemist Sean O'Keefe discusses the flavors that go into creating classic "bubblegum."
Date: Apr 22, 2024
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Video ItemIDPro's interdisciplinary "Bacon Team" , video
A team of students and faculty are working together in the Interdisciplinary Projects class (IDPro) to help characterize and optimize an industrial bacon press for a food-processing equipment manufacturer.
Date: Apr 17, 2024 -
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FFAR — Yifan Cheng receives New Innovator award for nanostructure food surface research , articleToday, the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) announced the 11 recipients of the 2023 New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award (New Innovator Award), an award granted to early-career scientists supporting promising research from early-career scientists.
Date: Apr 03, 2024
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MSN — Bubblegum is made from a mix of flavors. Can you guess what they are? , article
The flavor of traditional pink bubblegum, while instantly recognizable, isn’t an easy one to pinpoint. Is it fruity? Spicy? A little minty, sometimes? Or does it just taste like bubblegum? Flavor chemist Sean O'Keefe discusses the flavors that go into creating classic "bubblegum."
Date: Apr 22, 2024 -
Video ItemIDPro's interdisciplinary "Bacon Team" , video
A team of students and faculty are working together in the Interdisciplinary Projects class (IDPro) to help characterize and optimize an industrial bacon press for a food-processing equipment manufacturer.
Date: Apr 17, 2024 -
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FFAR — Yifan Cheng receives New Innovator award for nanostructure food surface research , article
Today, the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) announced the 11 recipients of the 2023 New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award (New Innovator Award), an award granted to early-career scientists supporting promising research from early-career scientists.
Date: Apr 03, 2024 -
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Grape Press — Experiencing the high altitudes and varieties of Sicily , articleVirginia Tech Professor Emeritus Bruce Zoecklein discusses exploring the unique grape cultivars of southern Italy
Date: Mar 27, 2024 -
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PBS — Live in Virginia's Appalachia: Canning , articleFor their series Life in Virginia's Appalachia, PBS Blue Ridge featured Associate Extension Specialist Lester Schonberger in their episode about canning and preserving food.
Date: Mar 13, 2024 -
Video ItemAn unexpected ingredient for vegan macarons , video
Sophie Miller is a Food Science & Technology student who is using what she's learned in her classes to develop and test her own recipe for vegan macarons. After several tests, she's closer to developing her own recipe that's more accessible to people with food preferences and egg allergies.
Date: Mar 07, 2024 -
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Spicing up safety , articleVirginia Tech researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Engineering are working toward ensuring dried fruits, nuts, and spices are free from disease-causing bacteria.
Date: Mar 01, 2024 -
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The Washington Post — How this simple tool could keep your fruits and vegetables fresh , articleA Virginia Tech microbiology expert weighs in on how and why ethylene gas absorbers can keep your produce fresher for longer.
Date: Feb 25, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech to lead multistate training program for small food processors , articleAlexis Hamilton, assistant professor in the Department of Food Science in Technology, is using a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to lead a multistate effort to train small food processors on how to make safe products that comply with state-specific regulations.
Date: Feb 12, 2024 -
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WSLS — Cooking for the Super Bowl? Keep these food safety tips in mind , articleIf you’re getting ready for game day, a Virginia Tech researcher has a warning if you’re preparing food for the Super Bowl. Katheryn Parraga-Estrada is a food safety extension specialist at Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center. She says young children, older adults and anyone with a weak immune system are most at risk.
Date: Feb 07, 2024
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