Although a bracket fungus proved to be the least palatable, it is not poisonous. This conclusion could make scientists ...

The discovery could help create new "sensorially appealing foods" that improve digestion and feelings of fullness.

In doing so, they discovered one of the potentially most bitter substances known to date. The study results, published in the ...

The new substance is called a compound. Other compounds are made from different combinations of atoms, like water… carbon dioxide… and table salt. And that’s it! Nearly everything in this ...

Food scientists have discovered a mushroom chemical they say is the most bitter substance known thus far, a finding that ...

A recent study from the University of Missouri suggests that a compound found in certain fruits and vegetables may hold the key to treating neurodegenerative diseases. A natural compound commonly foun ...

Scientists have discovered what could be one of the most bitter substances known to date. The potent chemical compound comes from a “bitter bracket” mushroom and has helped shine a light on ...

A new study shows a compound found in certain fruits and vegetables could hold key to treating neurodegenerative diseases.

They found the chemicals to be the most bitter substances known to man, expanding our knowledge of natural bitter compounds and their effects on the tongue. Thousands of different chemical ...