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Calcium = The Sixth Taste?
Scientists in Philadelphia have discovered that mice can taste calcium. Since humans and rodents share many of the same genes, the human tongue should taste calcium as well. For centuries the four basic tastes were sweet, sour, bitter, and salty.
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Burning Question: Why Are Ice Cubes Cloudy in the Center?
When I pulled out the ice tray to make a whiskey lemonade over the weekend, I couldn't help but notice that the ice had a cloudy white spot in the middle of it. This prompted me to ask: why is it that some ice I buy at the store is crystal-clear, but the frozen cubes at home in my freezer appear murky and white in the center?
Ice cubes develop cloudiness when water is frozen quickly.
Today's Produce May Be Nutritionally Deficient
As it turns out, modern-day fruits and vegetables may not be so good for you after all. In this month's issue of HortScience, Donald R. Davis, a former research associate at the Biochemical Institute at the University of Texas, argues that the average vegetable found in today's US and UK supermarket could be anywhere from 5 to 40 percent lower in minerals, such as magnesium, iron, calcium, and zinc, than produce that was harvested 50 years ago.
Twinkies, Deconstructed
If you're the kind of person who likes to snack on a Twinkie every now and again, I'm sorry to say you may want to rethink that snack. Steve Ettlinger, the author of Twinkie, Deconstructed states that there are 39 ingredients in a Twinkie, and all but one are processed. The list, which includes cellulose gum, calcium sulfate and polysorbate 60 are used in sheetrock, shampoo, laundry detergent and even rocket fuel.
What Kind of Water Do You Drink?
Today is World Water Day (in fact, it's the 15th World Water Day to be observed). And unlike other random days, I can actually tell you a little bit about this one. World Water Day was started by the UN (they adopted the resolution in 1992 and it's been observed since 1993) in order to promote the public awareness about the issue that not everyone has clean, safe drinking water available to them.
What's In Season: Oysters
Oysters are best consumed in months containing the letter R (DecembeR, JanuaRy, FebRuaRy). This is because they spawn during the summer months and become soft and fatty as they grow. The cold water makes the oysters plump and luscious for harvesting in the winter.
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