How to make strawberries sweeter without adding calories
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 07:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Strawberries and cream are symbolic of Wimbledon and appreciated worldwide for their oh-so-sweet flavour. Researchers at the University of Florida, including myself, studied more than 30 varieties of strawberries and found that what makes them so sweet is not just sugar. We have identified a handful of chemicals that can make strawberries sweeter, without needing to increase the amount of sugar in them.