You’ve heard of probiotics and prebiotics, but the next big gut health trend is postbiotics — the powerful byproducts your ...

Sourdough took the culinary world by storm a few years back, but this bubbly starter represents far more than a passing ...

Postbiotics are more than probiotic "waste," they're actually beneficial for your body, and you can get them from many of the foods that keep your gut bacteria healthy.

Sourdough is also rich in prebiotic fibers and resistant starch, says Zinn. Both nutrients feed the "good" bacteria in the gut. Additionally, if sourdough bread is made with whole wheat flour, it will ...

Corn-based fuel ethanol facilities mix enzymatically treated, gelatinized corn starch with water to generate a “mash” that is used as the substrate in large-scale (~500, 000 gallon) yeast-based ...

A Mason jar sits on my kitchen counter. Stuffed with shredded cabbage, the contents look like any jar you might find on a supermarket shelf. But what's inside is alive. When I loosen the lid, the ...

Lactic acid bacteria are critical to the dairy, food processing, and nutrition industries. Used as probiotics, flavour compounds, and starter cultures for fermented foods such as yogurt, the bacteria ...

Cellulose polymers are being produced by bacterial fermentation of organic matter, and used to create strong bioplastics. Researchers in Japan are now looking to improve polymer production levels by ...

Like wine and cheese, chocolate has terroir, a sense of the place it was grown. Each bonbon or bar may carry unique flavors shaped by the soil, rainfall and temperature of the farm. But much of that ...

According to new research published in the journal npj Science of Food on November 17, 2025, kimchi doesn't just boost your ...