The new website features five sections: latest videos and fact sheets, food safety, nutrition, chemistry, and the science of food. The site also prominently features either the latest food facts video or a video that is a current trending “hot topic” in the news. A variety of quirky food-related topics are covered such as edible insects, the chemistry of BBQ, tips for storing leftovers safely and much more.
In the latest food facts video IFT member Guy Crosby, PhD, CFS, adjunct associate professor at the Harvard School of Public Health narrates an animated video on what happens to the nutrients in vegetables when you cook them. Crosby breaks down the complicated food science of cooking vegetables in an easy way for consumers to understand and suggests ways to maximize nutrients.
The video and fact sheet can be viewed here, along with the rest of IFT’s Food Facts videos and fact sheets.
### About IFTFounded in 1939, the Institute of Food Technologists is committed to advancing the science of food. Our non-profit scientific society—more than 17,000 members from more than 95 countries—brings together food scientists, technologists and related professionals from academia, government and industry. For more information, please visit ift.org.