Introduction Figure 1: Taste of various food Have you ever enjoyed a delicious, mouth-watering meal, a slice of ripe fruit, or a rich, dark piece of chocolate? Did you wonder how something could taste so good? Mmmmm! yummy! A recent study examined why Ghanaian consumers often prefer foods from multinational brands over traditional local options. The results found that taste and flavor play a central role in shaping these choices (Nyarko, E. and Bartelme, T. 2024). While we u

Introduction Insects are delicacies that are enjoyed by people in tropical and subtropical countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The practice of eating insects is called entomophagy, and there are over 2000 species of insects being consumed by humans(Van Huis, 2016). Commonly consumed insects include grasshoppers, locusts, white ants, caterpillars, mealworms, wasps, crickets, etc. With the increasing world population, there is an increased demand for food by consumers

Introduction When Ama’s maize fields turned to dust, she thought the land had given up on her. Then Dr Mensah arrived not with fertilizer or promises, but with an idea. He spoke of CRISPR, a gene-editing tool that could help crops survive drought and disease by rewriting nature’s own code. For the first time, science offered Ama something stronger than hope, a chance to fight back. Their meeting revealed a new truth about farming: the future of food may not lie solely in the

From diet sodas to low-calorie snacks, NutraSweet ,which is sold under the name aspartame is an artificial sweetener that is quietly slipping into countless processed foods worldwide.

Food safety is not just about avoiding raw meat or washing your hands. Both authorities and consumers have serious concerns about food...

For decades, vitamin C has been lauded as a simple shield for health. But what if, in the complex battleground of rectal cancer...

Herbal “miracle” foods – from moringa  and baobab  to turmeric , ginseng , chia , and kale  – boast an aura of folkloric power. They are...

Picture of Cabbage Imagine a vegetable so powerful that it can help fight cancer, detoxify your body, and even boost your immune system...

Favism is a genetic disorder that destroys red blood cells (hemolysis) after eating fava beans or inhaling their pollen. It is linked to a deficiency of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), which helps protect red blood cells from oxidative damage (Luzzatto & Arese, 2018)

You may not realize it, but a surprising chunk of what you eat comes from brightly packaged, factory‑made foods—ultra‑processed foods...

Imagine you have just prepared a delicious pot of jollof rice, light soup, or kontomire stew, seasoned it with your favorite spices like...

The tomato we eat today wasn’t always juicy red, and bananas didn’t use to be seedless. The orange or golden tomato is thought to be the...

The next time you pick up a bag of chips, a carton of “natural” juice or a bottle of “low-fat” yogurt, be skeptical. Food companies...

What are Food Dyes? The majority of artificially colored foods are made using synthetic petroleum-based chemicals known as dyes, which...

This article delves into the various forms of food fraud, its implications, and potential solutions to combat this pervasive problem.

Natural spices are aromatic plant-based compounds primarily used to enhance the flavour of food. They are typically derived from the...

I never knew about the existence of this topic until recently when I was on a 'troski' and I overheard a lady advising her friend on the...

Fast food has slowly crept into every nook and cranny of our society over the last decade. Something that initially started as a simple waak

Knowing the importance of a balanced diet and prescribed medications are key to us staying healthy.

Galamsey is the term used to describe illegal small scale mining in Ghana, especially for gold.