Whipped cream made from lactic acid? Researchers develop fat-free alternative to whipped cream

High in saturated fat and calories, whipped cream is an indulgence for most consumers, who have turned to ‘better-for-you’ low-fat options or dairy-free alternatives made from coconut or palm oils as a replacement.

However, these replacements have never quite delivered on taste and texture or nutrition (as some coconut-based creams

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BYU researchers breed hybrid quinoa to combat global food insecurity

Quinoa, that nutty sweet seed we curiously refer to as a grain, has shot up the food chain from obscure California-hipster dish to an American culinary mainstay.

Its popularity has now reached the level that the people who decide such things have officially ascribed a national day in January to

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