Producing chocolate, one of the world's most beloved sweets, is a multistep process beginning with freshly harvested cocoa beans. People have been experimenting with chocolate-making for millennia, ...

Wastewater-based virus surveillance is an effective way to monitor viral diseases at a community. Because infected individuals may shed viruses in their feces and/or urine, wastewater is a reservoir ...

A study showed that different processing methods significantly affect the biochemical composition of plant-based foods. Current food classification systems do not sufficiently acknowledge the ...

The United States led global production of rare earth elements (REEs) until the mid-1990s, when China emerged as the dominant supplier. China maintained near-total control of the market until 2012.

New research out of Finland is challenging the concept that all processed plant-based foods are unhealthy. The groundbreaking study reveals that food processing methods greatly affect the health value ...

Part I -- Basic principles: Properties of food and processing -- Part II -- Ambient-temperature processing: Raw material preparation -- Size reduction -- Mixing and forming -- Separation and ...