Food science and processing news hits Twitter every day, and it's easy to find streams of headlines. Do a little research, however, and you'll find some great commentary as well.
Food Dive already rolled out our favorite list of food packaging accounts, and today we are back to give you a similar tip sheet for food science and processing updates. Of course, you'll want to follow @FoodDive on Twitter as well—but these professors, pundits and departments all have unique perspectives to contribute, and great insights to offer on a regular basis:
PEOPLE
1. Dr. Mark Haub
On Twitter: @MarkHaub_KSU
Dr. Mark Haub, an associate professor at Kansas State University, is the interim head of their Department of Human Nutrition. Haub tweets out with a healthy dose of nutritional insights and conversation-starting commentary:
If food processing is bad, should we chew less to minimize kcal absorption??? #BigBites
— Dr. Mark Haub (@MarkHaub_KSU) February 25, 2013
2. Rhona Applebaum
On Twitter: @RhonaA_CocaCola
Rhona Applebaum is a vice-president and the Chief Scientific and Regulatory Officer at the Coca-Cola Company. Applebaum's Twitter feed consists of general food facts, nutrition intelligence and health information:
Low calorie sweeteners - the facts - in a new British Nutrition Foundation video discusses their safety & benefits tinyurl.com/agh3562
— Rhona Applebaum (@RhonaA_CocaCola) February 18, 2013
3. John Coupland
On Twitter: @JohnNCoupland
John Coupland is a Professor of Food Science and the chairman of the Ingredients as Materials Impact Group at Pennsylvania State University. Coupland tweets out intriguing questions and incisive commentary on food and nutrition issues:
Farmers in PA sometimes write "cow" on their animals in orange paint in hunting season. Perhaps food standards agency could learn something
— John Coupland (@JohnNCoupland) February 11, 2013
4. Christophe Pelletier
On Twitter: @foodfuturist
Christophe Pelletier, the Food Futurist, is the founder and president of Happy Future Group Consulting. His Twitter feed is imbued with forward-thinking commentary, industry insights and projections:
In a fast-changing world, it's more important to work towards better technologies than to defend the current ones. Times stops for nobody.
— Christophe Pelletier (@foodfuturist) November 15, 2012
5. Bruce McPheron
On Twitter: @medflygenes
Bruce McPheron is the vice-president of Agricultural Administration and Dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University. His Twitter feed consists of perceptive commentary and discussions on the latest research and issues in the food world:
RT @dirsteveslack: Are nematodes damaging #Ohio #corn yields? @ohiostate #CFAES #OARDC researchers on the job go.osu.edu/R5z
— Bruce McPheron (@medflygenes) February 22, 2013
6. Sam Vance
On Twitter: @samvance
Sam Vance is a Customer Service Representative at Kroger but his informative Twitter feed contains lively commentary, consumer insights and nutrition facts:
Muscle cuts are graded based on marbling, so Zilmax will have 0% effect on beef quality grades. @slate slate.me/Wqe2bW
— Sam Vance (@samvance) February 15, 2013
7. Mark Hughes
On Twitter: @markhughesfood
Mark Hughes is the president of Anderson Partners Advertising and leads its Food Ingredients Group. Hughes' feed has the updates on food news and the latest industry trends:
ConAgra CEO: Private brands are ‘not cheap generics’ anymore foodnavigator-usa.com/Business/ConAg… via @markhughesfood
— mark hughes (@markhughesfood) February 20, 2013
UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS
8. The Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University
On Twitter: @CUFood_BrandLab
The Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University looks into why consumers buy and eat what they do. Their Twitter feed is suffused with groundbreaking research and consumer insights:
Whole grains are high-fiber, but they’re also low on the glycemic index- meaning they minimize blood-sugar... fb.me/1EeV4nDIs
— Cornell Food Lab (@CUFood_BrandLab) February 17, 2013
9. Department of Food Science at Purdue University
On Twitter: @PurdueFoodSci
The Department of Food Science at Purdue University educates students on the subject and conducts research on food from the production line to the dinner table. Their Twitter handle tweets out about the latest news, research and trends:
#Purdue #FoodScience Professor shows that cooling eggs may increase their natural defenses against bacteria.purdue.edu/newsroom/resea…
— Purdue Food Science (@PurdueFoodSci) June 21, 2011
10. Meat Sense at Texas A&M University
On Twitter: @meatsense
Meat Sense is a project coordinated by Professor Dan Hale of Texas A&M University. The Meat Sense Twitter account keeps track of the meat industry from production trends to consumer insights:
#CattleFaxrecord high prices for all classes of cattle #CIC13 #ncba Estimated annual average bred cow price close to $1500 #CIC13 #ncba
— Meat Sense @ TAMU (@meatsense) February 8, 2013
NEWS PUBLICATIONS
11. Elsevier Food Science
On Twitter: @ELSfoodscience
Elsevier's Food Science branch publishes multiple journals specializing in food science niches such as food engineering, microbiology, chemistry, trends, technology, quality and preferences. Their Twitter feed contains the latest studies and food science factoids:
— Elsevier FoodScience (@ELSfoodscience) February 8, 2013
12. NPR's The Salt
On Twitter: @NPRFood
National Public Radio's The Salt is a blog with clever takes on the latest food and beverage news. Their Twitter feed is filled with The Salt's insightful news pieces and quirky tidbits of information:
Despite Lingering Drought, USDA Predicts A Flood Of Grain n.pr/XGYq4d
— NPRFood (@NPRFood) February 22, 2013
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