Freezing it Faster Keeps it Fresher. Thanks, Clarence Birdseye!

Send us a text Think about how much space frozen foods take up in a grocery store. How did this all start? On a journey to the arctic, USDA scientist Clarence Birdseye made the observation that fast freezing maintains the quality of food. When he returned to the US, he invented the machinery that resulted in the frozen food industry as we know it today. In this episode we discuss why frozen blueberries are not stuck to one another in a solid block, the importance of fa...

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Ever wonder about how your food makes it from the farm to your table? There is a lot of food science along the way. Not a culinary or nutrition podcast, Wolfing Down Food Science is all about the chemistry, microbiology and engineering of food. Questions or comments? Send us an email at wolfingdownfoodscience@ncsu.edu. To find out more about food science at NC State University check us out at https://cals.ncsu.edu/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences/