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Food Sciences

Baked Superfoods Paxton Webster holds an authentic Bolivian pot filled with popped quinoa.

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Baked Superfoods

What's the secret ingredient in Paxton Webster's fry bread? Quinoa.

Students in a culinary classroom learn and bake together.

Campus

Aprons and Eggbeaters

Students gain valuable skills in home economics in this photo of the Smith Family Living Center from the 1960s.

Students

On the Moove

BYU students come up with innovative ways to package and market milk.

An oat plant in the BYU greenhouse grown by scientists who mapped the oat genome

Campus

The G’OAT 

BYU scientists helped sequence the entire oat genome.

Food Insecurity at College
Winter 2023
Food insecurity at college is more prevalent than in the general population, says BYU researcher Rickelle Richards.
Seeds of Hope
Summer 2022
BYU researchers are working to solve food insecurity at home and abroad.
Waste Not
Summer 2022
BYU’s closed-loop composting system diverts food waste from landfills to campus flowerbeds as mulch and dirt.
Q&A: The Germs Behind the Formula Shortage
Summer 2022
The formula shortage was caused, in part, by the bacteria cronobacter.
Sweet Medicine
Fall 2017
Who would have thought a compound in chocolate could help treat diabetes?
Getting the Scoop
Summer 2016
Curiosity, drive, and a passion for dairy—this BYU alum is one of the country’s top ice-cream experts.
Then & Now: Creamery
Spring 2016
See how BYU Creamery has changed after 67 years of business.
Molecular Biologist Presents New Findings on Genetics and Obesity
Summer 1995
Rowe’s study is the first to pinpoint genetic markers that correspond to differences in metabolic rate.
Cheesing It
Spring 2012
These food science undergrads know how to make you salivate.
Ask an Expert: 72-Hour Kits
Summer 2011
Sun Power
Spring 2010
Food science professor developed a solar-powered dryer to help Pacific Islanders with food storage.
We All Scream for Ice Cream
Winter 2010
After a year of halted production, BYU’s ice cream factory is back in business.
Moderate Your Meals
Winter 2010
Ask An Expert: New Tips for Old Food
Spring 2008
Super Cookie
Spring 2008
Asian Ladybugs Chillin’ on U.S. Farms
Summer 2005
Not all ladybugs were created equal, according to BYU research on the tiny predators.
Students Solve Dairy’s Compost Woes
Fall 2001
BYU Dairy manager Karl B. Ritchie was faced with an 18,000-ton dung dilemma.
Cheese Tasters Curdle Their Competition
Spring 1999
With six products to test and only 35 minutes allotted for each product, concentration levels are high.
Kay B. Franz: Opening the Doors of Science
Summer 1997
This professor helps women succeed in science at BYU.
Office Helps Market Professors’ Creations
Summer 1997
The Technology Transfer Office helps Ogden and other BYU inventors by marketing and licensing their ideas.