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protein puffs

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Catering to an aging population, Cornell food scientists have created a nutritious snack made from milk for those who have trouble swallowing. These puffs dissolve in your mouth instantly.

  • Food
  • Food Science
  • Health + Nutrition
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Benjamin Houlton, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean, recognized 41 faculty and staff members for their remarkable accomplishments at the 2021 CALS Research, Extension and Core Value Staff Awards ceremony.
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Institute for Food Safety
  • Department of Communication
A man wearing a helmet and a face mask reaching across a big pile of potatoes

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But the high cost of cold storage had become “a pinching point.” To ship $2,000 worth of potatoes to Dubai in a refrigerated container in the summer, he’d pay $3,000 – losing $1,000 in profits before the product even got to the buyer. But to...
  • Food Science
  • Food
  • Vegetables
Two hands holding ice cream cones.

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In three seconds, you could turn a soda into a slushy or a melted malt back into ice cream. Thanks to two food scientists, their newly patented machine uses pressurized carbon dioxide to quickly cool any liquid and give it frozen features.
  • Food Science
  • Food