Freezing is a fantastic way to preserve food, reduce waste, and save money. Foods such as meat, cheese, and mushrooms h…
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This change is driven by efforts to protect the environment. Who would have thought that opening a plastic bottle could ruin your mood for an entire week? What was once…
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Banana peels are more useful than you might think. A team from the University of Houston (USA) and Aligarh Muslim University (India) has demonstrated that by blanching, drying, and grinding…
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Food & Nutrition
How spent coffee grounds and tea leaves boost nutrition and shelf life of baked goods
After brewing your morning tea or pouring your coffee, you might be inclined to toss the leaves or grounds. So, don’t throw them away just yet. A new study suggests…
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While a billion people worldwide go hungry, we waste about a third of the food produced during farming, transport, retail, and consumption. That waste also drives unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions…
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The startup Mill, founded by Matt Rogers and Harry Tannenbaum, has built a kitchen bin unlike any other. The founders say they’ve solved food-waste disposal. The smart container dries and…
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Researchers say Generation Z wastes more food than their parents do. Often that’s because young people are confused by food expiration labels — and they tend to trust them without…
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Our consumer-driven culture has made people more careless: a surprising number of common household items that should go in the trash are being flushed down the toilet. Even children know…
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Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia have invented a way to tackle several problems at once. Every year, an astonishing 10 billion kilograms of coffee…
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In their recent research, Stanford University engineers Michael Lepech and Zhijie Li discuss the possibility of using recycled reinforced fiberglass polymer composite, which is used in parts of cars, boats,…
