Spicy food lovers know that milk can ease the oral burn, but the reason behind why that happens hasn’t always been clear? Some people believe that fat is the soother, with whole cow’s milk reducing the bite more than low-fat cow’s milk or plant-based alternatives. However, a new study conducted by Penn State food scientists suggests that protein plays a role in cooling the heat sensation, too. Full-fat milk is not more effective than fat-free milk in cooling the burning […]
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Countries, charities — and Ukrainian farmers themselves — will fund roughly 15 million metric tons of additional grain storage in Ukraine to fix deficits caused by Russia’s invasion, the US Agency for International Development said Monday. The extra capacity to hold grain comes amid rising anxieties about potential food shortages caused by Russia’s war on one of the world’s top wheat-producing countries, which has exacerbated existing supply chain constraints linked to the pandemic. Researchers have warned grain storage shortages affect […]
Argentina, a natural resource powerhouse, has pledged to help ease global food and energy shortages by boosting oil and gas production and incentivising exports of grain from the country, according to economy minister Sergio Massa. Speaking on the first day of a visit to the US, during which major new lithium mining and energy investments are expected, Massa told the Financial Times that he was also committed to stabilising the South American nation’s troubled finances and rebuilding hard currency reserves. […]
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – A group of Senators has banned together to urge U.S. agencies to open the gates of a trust meant to help the world fight hunger. U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) says he joined Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) to lead a bipartisan group of their colleagues to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Agency for International Development to release resources within the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust to fight global hunger. Moran said the Trust, an […]
