Food chemists focus on the chemistry of foods, their deterioration, and the principles underlying the improvement of foods for consumers. Few people recognize the science behind the food they consume.

I am a food scientist at the University of Wisconsin who has studied cheese chemistry for the past 35 years. In the U.S., ...

Success in the field of agriculture and food chemistry requires motivation and tenacity, along with a sense of purpose to serve society. For agricultural chemists, creativity and innovation are key, ...

Many people take the food in grocery stores for granted – but food scientists don't. It’s likely that a food scientist had a hand in researching and developing some of your favorite store ...

Food fraud occurs when products that do not meet consumer expectations reach the market and, in extreme cases, this can lead to health problems. To combat this misleading and critical practice in ...

It begins with an unlikely alliance between one of the country’s richest food manufacturers, Henry J. Heinz, and an underpaid federal chemist. The two men bonded over a mutual belief that unsafe ...

Other examples of everyday products that involve organic chemistry include soaps, plastic goods, perfume, coal, and food additives. Crucial to modern world economies, organic industrial chemistry ...

Other experts, meanwhile, can only decipher parts of the equation. A food chemist can walk you through what an ingredient adds structurally to a product; a nutritionist can explain how the human ...

To celebrate International Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT), The Food Group Committee developed and published a unique Food Chemistry Periodic Table and has been active in promoting it at external ...