Food Archives - CSIROscope

How green is your bread?

Have you ever stopped to consider the environmental impact of everyday items like a loaf of bread?

Environment

Devourer of worlds: two of the worst pests have hybridised into a global ‘mega-pest’

The remarkably flexible cotton bollworm has overcome most insecticides and devoured global crop staples, and has now landed on the previously untarnished New World, there, with hybridisation now possible—it's a race against time for researchers to map its genome and find the genetic flaws to put a halt on its calamitous appetite.

Health

Damn that’s delicious: low-carb cook ups

More recipes, more exercises, updated science and flexible food options – our Low-carb Every Day book is bigger and better than ever.

Five things you probably didn’t know about eggs

Swap out those chocolate eggs for some chicken ones while you brush up on some next-level trivia about eggs.

Listeria in rockmelons: what you need to know

Listeria monocytogenes, along with Salmonella, is responsible for more deaths in Australia than any other foodborne disease, each accounting for about 15 deaths per year. So, how do we avoid contracting it from rockmelons?

Precision maps give direction on ending child malnutrition in Africa

A study has found that while nearly all nations in Africa have at least one region where children’s health is improving, not a single country is expected to end childhood malnutrition by 2030.

What makes a specialty coffee taste good? The science behind your morning cuppa

How was your morning cup of washed catuai? Or did you go for the natural bourbon to start your day? ABC explains the science behind the flavour of your morning cuppa.

Health

Back to school lunch tips to make healthy eating easy

Improve nutrition and eating habits to keep kids and the whole family healthy as we go back to school.

Health

Curb your cravings: eating more protein at breakfast might be the key

The latest scientific evidence shows redistributing protein throughout the day, including breakfast, could help efforts to lose weight.

Health

Blood alcohol level explained (and other tips for keeping it classy this silly season)

Does the 'seal' exist and can you break it? Can you drive if you have one standard drink per hour? We're busting drinking myths this festive season.

Farming

Wheat more could you want? Australia’s revolutionary high-fibre wheat

Are you bready for this? We've developed a new type of wheat that has ten times more fibre than normal wheat. It helps improve gut health and fight bowel cancer and Type 2 diabetes.

Farming

Salty wine and our scientific solution

Sweet success: We’ve helped to discover a way of reducing the amount of salt in wine grapes, meaning higher quality wines.

Food