Food Definition and 280 Threads

Awww, the day before Thanksgiving. :frown: R.I.P Mr Food! http://tv.yahoo.com/news/tv-chef-art-ginsburg-mr-food-dies-81-155816058.html

How many of these have you eaten? http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2104472_2104473_2104484,00.html?hpt=hp_t3 (time.com) I've eaten most of these more times than I can count. I've eaten Snickers and Moon Pies a few times. I've never eaten fried pork rinds, even though...

Homework Statement

Recently I've been looking for foods rich in magnesium to experiment with personal nutrition. Although I had found several sources that sited the rich magnesium content of black beans, when I found several brands of the beans at the store, I noticed none of the nutritional labels mentioned...

"Food" Hot Plate vs "Science" Hot Plate I want to pick up a cheap hot plate for doing high school level demonstrations in chemistry. Is there any reason getting a normal hot plate would be a bad idea? Like this one? Thanks.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/19/monsanto-genetically-modified-corn-study_n_1897361.html The point that was made on the news yesterday (also somewhat mentioned in the article): this is claimed to be the first long term test of that food on animals. The main point of dispute (going far...

I'm curious about food preservation. Which are the most common dangerous bacteria? How quickly do they grow? What sort of conditions? And how many must be present to pose a threat to a human? Also, how do they survive the stomach? Do they infect via the mouth or esophagus?

I was just reading an article the other day about the debate in public schools about teaching evolution as an absolute truth as it has been taght for the past umteen years. Not saying that I'm a proponent of creationism or even that I'm not, but there are some serious flaws in teaching it as the...

i noticed that when food is spread in a plate dish and kept to cool,it cools down in the sides first and then in the middle.why is it so?is it because of the contact with edges of the dish?or is it due to the contact with air?please exaplain(it works with semi-solid food and with rice...

Hello, Chitose here Just as the topic said, I'm I right? to believe that our body never gain weight more than weight of food we eat (and drink). 'cause mass won't come from nothing. we eat 100g of food, when it came out is less than that, part of it become our body mass (weight, height...

Considering one is in good shape and exercise a few times a week, can he have a healthy diet without adding sea/table salt to his food? I think there's salt in many products that one eats so I wonder if adding salt to food is necessary to have a good diet and therefore, health.

Food for thought…an open question to the board: A spherical volume defined as V ≡ 4/3 Π R ³ undergoes constant accelerated volume expansion generated by its mass M. The simplest equation for this is: Av = d²V/dt² = CE x M . The two equations lead to instantaneous volume velocities of...

I'm curious how calories are measured in foods. I assume it is basically the amount of energy that could be extracted from that food item via complete combustion. Is this right? Does it take into account the "activation" energy that would be needed to access the stored chemical energy?

Horrendous: Source: DEA Ignored All My Cries: Student | NBC San Diego http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/daniel-chong-ucsd-san-diego-dea-149758275.html

Hi there, im doing school project regarding Solar Food Dehydrator. Can tell me what is the formula to calculate the light intensity from the sunlight?

I found this explanation here: Food that sticks is caused by chemical bonds that form between the food and the material of the pan - almost always a metal. These bonds may be relatively weak van der Waals forces or covalent bonds. Protein-rich foods are particularly prone to sticking because...

Is the process of rotting food or any organic material directly related to the half life of its components?

Who are the charcoal eaters here? I always liked to burn my marshmallows when roasting them by the camp fire. A nice piece of burnt beef fat is a rare treat when BBQing steaks. I've always liked buttered, burnt toast. Burnt chicken skin is quite tasty. And I love eating little burnt pieces of...

I'd like to write a report (1800 words) about the Electrical tecqniques in food Sterilization. The report is aimed to be for the lay audience. So, could you please support me with some suitable sources?

Hello, i need information who know or advise where i can to find literature, how to caltucalate this. 1. I need information how to caltucalte load (snow, wind and other forces) which can keep this roof, and 2. how to choose dampers which keef roof. Maybe anyone know how to calculate this...

Hello, I've been toying with the idea of making a cheap dynomometer for small electric motors, but one of the obstacles I'm encountering is finding a cheap load cell. The best I've done so far is a $75 sensor from Omega, which still requires conditioning. Then it occurred to me that you can...

You send a probe out into space at half light speed transmitting continuous video footage. What does the footage look like as seen on earth?

Ok, this is a separate topic about Microwaves. I have come across claim that microwaved food is safe for health as long as the food is microwaved on a low power. This is because microwaves oven that are used on high power can strip ionise a water molecule and rearraange atoms in food...

on the net there seems to be arguments both ways for whether or not microwave oven poses danger to health. So who do i believe? Are there any credible institutions, reserch papers, committees etc. that have discussed this? if so, please let me know regards

Basically i left an orange in my bag for over 3 weeks and I did not know. I just searched my bag and I grabbed somehting mushy and it collapsed. I took out my hand my hand recks of modly citrus... Thankfully my books were hardcovered, so I could just dry it off. But what about my bag? I think...

For class I had to measure an angle food cake pan using integration. The pan itself had a circular hole in the middle of it. So I figured I would take find the volume of the Large pan and then subtract the volume of the Small circular hole in the middle. As far as integration goes, I am kind...

aluminium is a good conductor of heat, but still it is used so that food remains warm. what is the reason behind it?

This is just horrific and it's been going on as long as I can remember. It just seems that there is no solution that wouldn't require a complete violent takeover of the entire country. You've got Al Qaida in there blocking food deliveries, the so called militia stealing the food and selling...

Can we growing food in outer space?

I was wondering why food makers add these ingredients into the food they make:pentanatrium triphosphate, blue vitriol, pentahydrate, manganese sulfate, monohydrate, potassium iodide, zinc sulfate? Anyone?

I just thought I would ask some people's opinions about this as I am stuck on what to do. I am currently working for a food manufacturing company that pack their food with nitrogen gas to increase shelf life. However they have an acceptable limit of how much nitrogen can be within the...

Is there a maximum temperature at which food can be grown and if so what is it? I know there is a not much food in the Sahara desert but is this because it is too hot? I only ask because that desert is not as near the equator as say the Brazilian rain forests which I presume might be...

According to 'climate change theory' fod supplies are being hit by the change in climate however year on year the world food production continues to grow at a healthy rate. Does anyone here believe climate change has or will effect food production? If so can you produce some evidence to...

Discuss your latest adventures in fast food. Me? Last night I had FOUR sandwhiches in one sitting from McDonalds. It was awesome.

I was wondering because they can't possibly bring 'normal' food for weeks/months of trip which need heaps of storage... or can they?

Hello. Perhaps everyone here have heard about Peak Oil. This theory is about the future oil scarcity and their consequences in Economy, Food production, and Energy. There are actually other options in Energy like Sun, Wind, and Biodiesel. The problem is they use Oil to make parts, and...

Being a pig that I am, can't help but notice that we don't have a food thread Feel free to share your dinner/lunch/breakfast :) [SIZE="5"]Oreo Cream Cheeze Cake (one of my late night dinner from a few months back :!)) It was as delicious as it looks!

When people say it takes 10 calories of energy to produce 1 calorie of food are they taking into account the fact that food calories are actually kilo calories? Does it really take 10 kilo calories of energy to make one kilo calorie of food energy? Or do they mean 10 calories of energy to make 1...

There was a bit of a squabble in front of my house this morning OOPS I seem to be having a problem with youtube. What happened to the delete function? OK try this:blushing:

I won't go into details because many of you would know where I'm coming from. Some days ago I read a news article which starts circulating in mind every time I'm eating something. It was about food we consume. This article had that modern food adulteration is such that you wouldn't even notice...

Ok, what popular foods aimed at children did you hate when you were a child? Top of my list are anything chef boyardee spaghettios Campbell's chicken noodle soup aka "worms in a can" jello

What would be the cheapest and healthiest food one could eat everyday? What kind of diet would be the cheapest and healthiest to survive on without any repercussions? Ramen noodles, white tuna, brown rice, ... ? Buffets ? Suggestions.

I'm just wondering how much per month do you think a student living alone would spend on food? I was forced to take a meal plan where I live right now and the guy tried selling it as if it's really cheap... I calculated it out to around $11.50 a day so over $300 a month. Is this a lot? I feel...

http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf" Under menu, you can select; year, month, day, week, now (resets stats to 0) Under "More" category, sobering to watch our US national Debt climb. Under "US Crimes" category, identity theft is the most rapidly growing. Under "Illness" category...

I need to write 3-5 paragraph for a topic about science, non-science reported like science , or pseudoscience. I want to know if Organic food is a topic for pseudoscience? If so, what should I write about? I want to write how healthy organic food are, better tasting, chemical-free, etc. This...

Say we take a carrot... or steak (or whatever food you fancy) and put it in a sealed container along with a culture of 'normal' bacteria (I'm talking about the regular bacteria that would be present to decompose food). Now, here comes the question: What would be the most effective way to stop...

http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Man_V_Food surly this will lead this guy to an early death. The Wiki entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_v._Food

Is there anybody out there who can tell me how to make food grade H2O2 so I can sell it? I think there is a lot of medical applications to this item. I would be selling it in Thailand. I have some money to invest in this project, a few thousands dollars. But if I can do anything to reduce...

This probably falls under some "wholistic approach" myth towards dieting. This is a very tricky idea but it's one I hear a lot from various people in my life. I have NEVER once seen an article addressing this assumption about hunger and it might simply be an urban legend/hypothesis or...

My cousin studies in a town located at almost three hours drive from his home. His mom frequently sends him home-cooked food through some bus service which runs between the towns. She places the food in a food container. In summer, she first freezes the food then places it in the container. But...