Dried Foods: The Science Behind Making Lightweight Snacks
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If you've ever been on a long hike, you probably already know how hungry all that walking can make you. But if you're going a long distance, the last thing you want is a heavy pack of snacks on...
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You Say Po-tay-to and I Say Po-tah-to, but No Matter What, There's Starch in Those Taters!
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French fries, hash browns, mashed potatoes with gravy, potato latkes, there are so many things to make with the humble potato. The potato is a
tuber from the perennial plant Solanum...
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Egg Substitutes
Have any of your friends or family members ever had an allergic reaction to eggs? In this science project idea, you'll investigate how to modify recipes so that even egg-allergic friends and family members can enjoy them.
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When Science is Sweet: Growing Rock Candy Crystals
Here is a riddle for you: what kind of rock grows? The answer is: rock candy! This delicious candy is actually crystallized sugar and you can "grow" it from a sugar-water solution. In this science fair project you'll learn how to grow your very own rock candy and determine if using seed crystals changes the growth rate of your sugar crystals.
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How Do You Make the 'Best' Cookie?
Have you ever bitten in to a cookie and thought, "this is the best cookie in the whole wide world!"? Was it one you made at home? In this science fair project, discover if you can perfect the taste of your favorite cookie right in your own kitchen!
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Hot Pot: Choosing the Right Pot in Which to Cook Your Meals
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What is cooking? Cooking is applying heat to food in order to help make it taste good. But the decision to cook your food doesn't end there. Do you want to cook it at a low temperature for a long...
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Shaking for Butter
Hot pancakes with butter running down the sides, freshly baked biscuits and pastries with butter, hot flaky potatoes with melted butter. Yum! It seems like everything tastes better when you add butter. But what is butter and how is it made? In this food science fair project, you'll find out, and you'll test different conditions for making butter and determine the best method.
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Mag-nificent Breakfast Cereal
How much iron is in your cereal? In this experiment, you will devise a way of testing foods for supplemental iron additives. Then you will use your design to test different breakfast cereals to see how much iron they contain. Which brand of cereal will have the most iron in it?
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Hey, There's Corn in My Candy!
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If you browse through a candy cookbook, you might notice that many of the recipes call for corn syrup in addition to sugar. Both sugar and corn syrup are sweet, so why do you need corn syrup if you...
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Sugar vs. Sugar Substitutes: Are They Just as Sweet?
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Have you ever run out of sugar while baking and tried to substitute another sweet ingredient, like honey? Or tried to make a "diet" version of a cookie using an artificial sweetener? If so, did you...
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Index of Cooking & Food Science Project Ideas |
Dried Foods: The Science Behind Making Lightweight Snacks |
You Say Po-tay-to and I Say Po-tah-to, but No Matter What, There's Starch in Those Taters! |
Egg Substitutes |
When Science is Sweet: Growing Rock Candy Crystals |
How Do You Make the 'Best' Cookie? |
Hot Pot: Choosing the Right Pot in Which to Cook Your Meals |
Shaking for Butter |
Mag-nificent Breakfast Cereal |
Hey, There's Corn in My Candy! |
Sugar vs. Sugar Substitutes: Are They Just as Sweet? |
Oil and Vinegar Do Mix…When You Have an Emulsifier |
Yuck, What Happened to My Apple? Investigating How Food Wrappings Affect Spoilage |
Stand Up! Investigate the Effect of Different Bowls on Whipped Egg Whites |
How Greasy Are Your Potato Chips? |
Top Crops: Finding Hidden Grasses and Beans in Processed Foods |
The Sweet Beginnings of Caramelization |
Which Flour Has the Greatest Glob of Gluten? |
Fresh Whipped Cream That Lasts |
Cookies: Can You Blame the Burnt Ones On the Cookie Sheet? |
Tough Beans: Which Cooking Liquids Slow Softening the Most? |
The Effect of Roasting on Color, Flavor, and Texture of Peanut Butter |
The Art & Science of Making Yummy Yogurt |
Great Globs of Gluten! Which Wheat Flour Has The Most? |
You Want Fries With That? The Science of Crispy Potatoes |
Have Your Chips Lost Their Chomp? Understanding How Food Becomes Rancid |
Which Fruits Can Ruin Your Dessert? |
What's the Best Way to Guarantee Fresh Bread? |
Tasty Arrangements: How to Position Food in Microwave Cooking |
The Freezer: It Keeps Your Carrots Awake at Night! |
How Far Can You Stretcha the Mozzarella: The Science of Making Cheese! |
Flavor That Food! Exploring the Science of Marinades |
Maple Syrup: For Pancakes, Waffles, and...Crystal Candy? |
How Can Tofu Pack Such a Flavorful Punch? |
Processed Cheese, Please! Get Your Grilled Cheese Oooey Gooey Instead of Oily and Gloppy |
Perfecting Pastries: The Role of Fats in Making a Delicious Pastry |
Stop Slumping: What Makes Foams Stand Up Straight |
Candy Chromatography: What Makes Those Colors? |
Chemistry of Baking Ingredients 1: How Much Baking Powder Do Quick Breads Need? |
The Curdling Properties of Different Milks: How to Avoid Little Miss Muffet's Curds |
Mean & Green: Fruit & Vegetable Hardening |
'Make Mine Medium-Rare': Heat Conduction in Steak |
Temper, Temper, Temper! The Science of Tempering Chocolate |
Egg-cellently Cooked Eggs: The Process of Soft-Boiling an Egg |
Gel Well: Which Additives Make the Strongest Gelatin? |
Kimchi Chemistry |
How Sweet It Is—How Much Sugar Is Really in That Soda? |
How Do You Take Your Tea? Make a Simple Electronic Device to Measure the Strength of Tea |
What Do Different Baking Ingredients Do? |
Chemistry of Baking Ingredients 2: Can Baking Soda Substitute for Baking Powder in a Recipe? |
Get Saucy with the Thickening Power of Starches |
Determining Iodide Content of Salt |
Which Orange Juice Has the Most Vitamin C? |
Do Oranges Lose or Gain Vitamin C After Being Picked? |
Burning Calories: How Much Energy is Stored in Different Types of Food? |
Chemistry of Ice-Cream Making: Lowering the Freezing Point of Water |
Hey, Do You C My Potatoes? Determining Vitamin C Amounts in Cooked Potatoes |
Investigate the Vitamin C Level in Bell Peppers During Various Stages of Ripeness |
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