Scientists have found that common foods can contain hidden contaminants formed during cooking or through environmental exposure. A new testing method called QuEChERS helps identify these chemicals ...

From coffee and green tea to bananas and pecans, new research on everyday ingredients revealed surprising connections between what we eat and how our bodies function. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning ...

Kimchi may do far more than add flavor to meals—it could help fine-tune the human immune system. A clinical study using advanced single-cell genetic analysis found that regular kimchi consumption ...

With an estimated 30–40% of the United States' food supply ending up as waste, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, food science and horticulture experts teamed up to study if it could ...

A machine acquired by Mahfuzur Rahman, University of Arkansas assistant professor of food science, is used to treat rice seeds with cold plasma for a study examining its effects on plant growth and ...