The Science of Food

February 21, 2025

Are eggs bad for science?

The primary aim of this blog is to become a better home cook by learning some of the science of cooking. But I do have a secondary aim and that is to occasionally talk about how science works in the context of food science. This week is the first week I’ve really focused on how Continue reading

cholesterol, eggs, fats, Food, health, lipid, low carb diet, nutrition, oil, saturated fats

ancel keys, correlation, diet, Food, food science, health, low carbohydrate diet, nutrition, saturated fats, scientific method, weight-loss
February 7, 2025

Quick bite: A cooks tour of fats and oils, the good, the bad and the ugly

In my last post on emulsions I was a pretty loose with my terminology when referring to fats, oils, lipids, cholesterol etc. In this Quick Bite I just want to explain some of the terminology and start getting a bit more precise about what I mean when I say ‘fat’ (or an oil which is Continue reading

chemistry, cholesterol, fats

chemistry, diet, fats, fitness, Food, food science, health, lipids, mono-unstaurated fats, nutrition, oils, saturated fats, triglycerides