image: If you want to make the fluffiest bread possible, you’re going to need to use chemistry. This week, we explore the science behind starch gelatinization, a phenomenon found in Chinese “tangzhong ...
Walk into almost any professional kitchen and you’ll notice something odd if you’re paying attention. The walk-in ...
When bread becomes stale, it loses its soft, fresh texture and becomes dry and hard. As it happens, this isn’t just because it dries out. Staling is mainly caused by a process called starch ...
Discover the truth behind the "natural" label on food products. We break down how companies use terms like "all-natural" and "100% natural" in their food marketing, explore FDA and USDA regulations, ...
In a recent review published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, a group of authors examined the health benefits of resistant starch (RS). It assessed the impact of food processing methods on its ...
Starch is a ubiquitous plant-derived polysaccharide composed of two glucose polymers, amylose and amylopectin, that assemble into semi-crystalline granules. These granules display concentric lamellar ...
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