Staling
Why do crackers get soggy and bread gets crisp when they go stale? (Gluten absorbs or loses moisture)
Roasted Peanuts
Roasting peanuts makes them more likely to trigger peanut allergies.
Ozone Sanitizer
Ozone and water can kill harmful bacteria on fruits and vegetables.
Black Bananas
Why do bananas turn black in the refrigerator? (Cold damages cells, which break open and allow oxidation to occur)
Fat Taste Buds
Just tasting fat sends your trigyleride levels up, increasing your body's absorption of fat
Popcorn Smell
Why is popcorn so aromatic? (The chemicals responsible are very potent.)
Food Variety
How too much variety on your dinner plate can add up to inches on your waistline- because your satiety mechanism partially works by limiting your intake of the same tastes.
Whey Proteins
Proteins in the whey left over from making cheese can be used to make microcapsules
Calorie Burning
How are daily calorie requirements calculated? (Using a formula or by measuring metabolic rate)
Calorie Counting
Are calories in food counted with a calorimeter? (not really, conversion factors are used)
Vitamin Names
What happened to vitamins F through I? (The old vitamin naming system was confusing.)
Beer Antioxidants
Beer has antioxidants which reduce the risk of heart disease in rats.