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Jan 7, 2014
It’s one of the first lessons in culinary school: Baking is a science.
Any slight changes in a recipe — too much baking powder, over-mixing a batter — can make the difference between a moist cupcake and a hockey puck.
“There is definitely an art to baking,” said Yael Vodovotz, a food-science professor at Ohio State University. “There’s a science to it, too.” To read more:http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/science/2013/11/24/1-cakeschemistry.html
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Jan 7, 2014
FST student Quynh Duong blogs about her experience in product development competitions. To read more:http://studentblogs.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/2013/09/create-to-taste-taste-to-create/
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Jan 7, 2014
This past summer, FST senior Tommy Haufe blogged about his experience doing undergraduate research. To read about his experience: http://studentblogs.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/2013/07/tomato-extravaganza/#.UicvH8fOhpM.facebook
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Jan 7, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It’s not a new idea to use pigments from fruits and vegetables as natural alternatives to synthetic food dyes. But the work being done in Monica Giusti’s lab, focused on compounds called anthocyanins, is making it much more economical to use those natural colorants, and it’s shedding new light on the health benefits of doing so.
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Jan 7, 2014
The Department of Food Science and Technology honored the career of Dr. Jim Harper with a reception in his honor that included both former and current faculty, staff and students.
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Jan 7, 2014
Click here to read the Columbus Dispatch's article about Dr. Chris Simons sensory lab: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/science/2013/08/18/1-osu-opens-ambience-setting-flavor-testing-lab.html
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Jan 7, 2014
The Food Innovation Center, directed by FST professor Dr. Ken Lee, is sponsoring a food summit, "Food for Billions," on Sept. 12 at the Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St., Columbus. To read more: https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/sept-12-summit-tackles-providing-food-for-billions
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Jan 7, 2014
Rita Mirondo, a doctoral student in Ohio State's Department of Food Science and Technology, was invited to be one of three panelists for "Feed the Future: Growing Innovation, Harvesting Results." The purpose of the event was to highlight advances in global food security being made by the U.S. Agency for International Development's Feed the Future initiative.
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Jan 7, 2014
FST Assistant Professor of Sensory Science, Chris Simons talks about his research and his sensory lab: https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/tapping-the-subconscious-new-sensory-science-lab-explore-mysteries-flavor-aroma
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Jan 7, 2014
Congratulations to the FST Product Development Team “Whey GO” on their third place finish at the 2nd Annual Dairy Research Institute New Product competition at the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) meeting in Indianapolis! The team members pictured are (left to right): Ty Thammakulkrajang, Anastasia Purgianto, Elizabeth Green, Hardy Castada, and Sara Burcham.
