Cheese is a relatively simple food. It's made with milk, enzymes – these are proteins that can chop up other proteins – bacterial cultures and salt. Lots of complex chemistry goes into the ...

Lab-grown dairy is the latest tech innovation in the food realm, no cows required. When plant-based dairy substitutes like almond milk and sunflower butter hit the shelves, some lives were forever ...

The ancient process of fermentation could help to produce plant-based cheese that more closely resembles the texture and flavour of traditional cheese. Plant-based alternatives to animal-derived food ...

Startup New Culture is seeking to raise $2.8m to develop ‘real’ cheese with casein proteins made from microbial fermentation (instead of cow’s milk) that its founder claims can deliver taste, ...

Scientists and gourmands alike have been fascinated by the recent discovery of a 3,600-year-old cheese sample from a tomb in what is now the Xinjiang Uygur region in northwestern China (Cell 2024, DOI ...

The process of fermentation creates flavors and aromas that you cannot get through other processes. As the microbes digest ...

After four years in development, Swedish dairy-free start-up Stockeld Dreamery claims to have mastered the meltability experience of cheese with plant-based ingredients. The new product has been aptly ...

As our climate changes, so will our diets. Fix is exploring that reality through the lens of foods that show what sustainable, equitable, and resilient eating could look like. Try them yourself with ...