More than 100 reader-friendly articles by Dr. Don Mercer, University of Guelph, Canada, are available online. Created as one of IUFoST’s food education initiatives, they present important information in a way that helps consumers to make informed choices and avoid food-related health issues, amongst other things. Examples of the range of articles available include The Origin of the Metric System; Syneresis: A big word for an annoying problem; Food Drying-‘DIY’; and Food Spoilage-You know its spoiled when…
Food 101 Stories
2. Solar Drying – Let the Dryer Beware
3. Food Spoilage – You know its spoiled when…
4. Turkey Cooking – Don’t be a “Turkey” When It Comes to Food Safety
5. Cranberries – A Business That Likes to Be “In the Red”
6. Coffee Beans – The Long Journey of a Little Bean
7. Tea – It’s All in the Leaves
8. Maple Syrup – Kemptville Campus Agro-Forestry Centre: A Modern Approach to an Old Tradition
10. Baby Carrots – The “Jurassic Park” Approach in Action
11. Ancient Food – Looking Back… Way Back!
12. Backyard Nutrition – Taste and Nutrition, Right in Your Own Backyard
15. Probiotics – Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Nutraceuticals
16. Food Additives – “Dad, what’s sodium bicker-bonnet?”
17. Intro to Food Drying – Planning ahead for summer
18. Decaffeination – An interesting history
19. Power Outages – A really “cool” idea
20. Jam Making – Why all the sugar?
21. Adding some Sparkle and Glow to your life
22. Fats 1
23. Fats 2
25. Dandelions
26. Expiry Dates
27. Super Slurpers
28. Modifying the Atmosphere for Quality
29. Looking for Sweetness Without the Calories
30. A Look at “Malnutrition Matters”
31. Osmosis – Nature’s Water Pump
33. The Challenge of Drying Berries
34. Potato Battery
35. E-coli Article
36. Blanching
37. Ice Crystals
38. Global Community
39. Canning Tomatoes
40. Canning
42. Popcorn
43. Hurdle Technology in Food Processing
44. Tea Stains
45. Turning up the heat on peppers
51. Floating Ice
52. Vitamin C
53. Freeze Drying
54. The Origin of the Metric System
56. Syneresis: A big word for an annoying problem
57. An Impressive Natural Defense Mechanism
58. Processing Food Using an Electric Current
59. Some Serious Action at the Molecular Level
61. The Dangers of Carbon Monoxide-Part 1
62. The Dangers of Carbon Monoxide-Part 2
65. The Benefits of Rooibos Tea
66. The Complexities of Bread Staling
67. Proving That Blanching Works
68. Food Processing is Not a Four-Letter Word
69. Food Supplies and the World Population
71. Mango Processing Workshops
74. Some Casual Observations About Pressure
75. Some Cereal Really is Shot from Guns
76. A Look at Pasteurization Methods
77. Strange Things Happening in the Freezer
78. Taking a Look at How Detergents Work
81. Food Fraud and Adulteration
82-Candy Making-Starch Molding
97-Bath Bombs and Alka Seltzer
103-Sugar Substitutes in Cooking