Food & Nutrition

What are your teeth made up of? What chemistry is at work in your mouth? Why do some people get cavities even if they brush regularly?

Learn how test foods for starch.

What chemistry determines how oil and water behave when mixed? Explore the mixing of oil and water and the density of liquids in this activity.

Creating mixture of liquids can be very useful, but why do some liquids not mix well? Learn what causes liquids to be immiscible.

Explore how walking on soil changes how water soaks into the ground and why that matters to gardeners and farmers.

It starts with curds and whey! Explore the basic chemistry behind making cheese in this hands on activity.

Learn about acid-base reactions. Make you own pH indicator and test it with different solutions.

14 images of some plants such as carrots, cabbage and leeks whose roots, stems or leaves are used for food

One-third of all food produced is wasted. Learn about the environmental consequences of food waste, and what you can do about it.

What's tasty, abundant and high in protein and vitamins? Bugs! Bugs feed about 2 billion people each day. They also hold promise for food security and sustainability.

Learn about the biochemistry of cooking meringue.

Explore acid-base chemical reactions that really get things bubbling in the kitchen!

Take a closer look at food packaging. Explore why and how food is packaged in different ways.

Explore the chemistry behind why bananas turn brown. Can chemistry also help prevent this?

Get your popcorn kernels dancing with this uplifting chemical reaction.