What Is Umami? The Fifth Taste Explained
Umami is the savoury fifth basic taste, alongside sweet, sour, salty and bitter. This explainer covers the glutamates behind it, the foods…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
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The Science of Baking
Baking is chemistry you can eat. This explainer covers gluten, leavening, the Maillard reaction and the ingredient ratios that turn flour…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
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Understanding Wine: A Beginner's Guide to Grapes, Regions and Tasting
Wine can seem intimidating, but understanding it is mostly a matter of context and vocabulary. Here is a practical guide to the essentials.
Sofia Reyes
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How to Read Food Labels: What the Numbers Actually Tell You
The UK's voluntary traffic-light labelling colour-codes fat, sugar and salt, but the numbers behind the colours tell the real story. Here…
Priya Anand
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Ultra-Processed Foods Explained
What ultra-processed foods actually are, how the NOVA classification defines them, what the evidence does and does not show, and how to…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
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Meal Planning on a Budget
A practical guide to eating well for less: how to plan meals around a budget, shop smarter, batch cook, and cut food waste without living…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
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Food Safety at Home: The Essentials
A plain-English guide to safe food handling at home: the four Cs, the temperatures that matter, and how to store and reheat food so it does…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
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The Science of Fermentation: Why Fermented Foods Are Good for You
A landmark 2021 Stanford study found a diet high in fermented foods increased gut microbiome diversity and reduced inflammatory markers in…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
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Understanding Portion Sizes
A practical guide to portion sizes: simple hand and plate measures, why portions have crept upwards, and easy ways to serve sensible…
Dr. Nadia Okoro
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