What are the benefits of wheatgrass?

A look at the benefits of wheatgrass, a popular health food. Included is detail on the taste of wheatgrass and how to prepare it for consumption.

Food prices influence how we judge food quality

How we rate the taste and overall quality of foods may be largely dependent on the price we pay for them, according to new research.

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Sweet potato varieties developed to increase vitamin AThese are local community members evaluating the taste of sweet potato cultivars.

Get the most nutrition from your calories and ‘enjoy the taste of eating right’ during National Nutrition Month and Beyond

While taste drives most food choices, eating nutrient-rich foods that provide the most nutrition per calorie is one of the best ways to “Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right.”. As part of the 2014 National Nutrition Month® theme, everyone is encouraged to choose the most nutritionally-packed foods you can from each of the five MyPlate food groups every day

Heart Healthy Omega-3s Now Present In Milk, Not Just Fish

It is now possible to incorporate fish oil into milk and other dairy-based beverages in concentrations high enough to promote heart health, and without effecting the product’s taste or lifespan, suggests a new study published in the Journal of Dairy Science. Not all people enjoy the taste of fish, even with its large amounts of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids…

News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology: March 2012

High Pressure Kills Pathogens, Maintains Green Onions’ Taste and Color Green onions cause about five percent of outbreaks of food poisoning from produce, worldwide…

Taste Perception Affected By Visual Images Of Food

Just looking at images of food can change our taste experience, according to research published in the open access journal PLoS ONE…

Why We Are So Fond Of Fat: Receptor For Tasting Fat Identified In Humans

Why do we like fatty foods so much? We can blame our taste buds

Discovery Of Bitter Blocker Increases Understanding Of Taste, Opening Doors To Better Nutrition And Therapeutic Compliance

Although bitterness can sometimes be desirable – such as in the taste of coffee or chocolate – more often bitter taste causes rejection that can interfere with food selection, nutrition and therapeutic compliance. This is especially true for children…

Coffee Reduces Breast Cancer Risk

Recently published research shows that coffee drinkers enjoy not only the taste of their coffee but also a reduced risk of cancer with their cuppa. More detailed research published today in BioMed Central’s open access journal Breast Cancer Research shows that drinking coffee specifically reduces the risk of antiestrogen-resistant estrogen-receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer…

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