30 Jan The Food Chain (BBC World Service): Crunch!
Posted at 16:30h
in Media Mentions
Why do we enjoy foods that crunch?
Listener Sheila Harris contacted The Food Chain with that question and asked us to find out if the food texture has any benefits.
Ruth Alexander speaks to Danielle Reed, Chief Science Officer at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, US, who says that crunchy foods signal freshness and help our brains decide if a food is safe to eat.
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