Crystallography365

Blogging a crystal structure a day in 2014

The following entries have been tagged with the term food:

	Citric acid	The sour in the sweet – citric acid
	Vitamin C	Important for this time of year – Vitamin C
	Piperine	A peppery crystal structure – Piperine
	Lactose monohydrate	Not for the intolerant – Lactose
	β-Carotene	β-Carotene helps you see in the dark
	Iron (II) sulfate heptahydrate	Lacking in iron? – Iron (II) sulfate heptahydrate
	Ethyl maltol	Molecular cotton candy – Ethyl Maltol
	Sucrose	Sweet crystallography – the crystal structure of sucrose
	Acetic acid	Vinegar – acetic acid
	Sodium acetate	Sodium acetate
	Cocoa butter (phase VI)	The chocolate you don’t want – cocoa butter form VI
	Capsaicin	Some Like It Hot – Capsaicin
	α-Amylase	The Start of Digestion: Salivary α-Amylase
	Hydroxylapatite	A crystal structure you eat with! Hydroxylapatite
	Papain	A Crystal Structure for the Perfect Steak: Papain
	Tobermorite	Sounds edible, but isn't - Tobermorite
	Stearic acid	Time to scrub things up – Stearic acid
	Ammonia	Feeding the world – Ammonia
	Monosodium L-glutamate	Enhancing flavour, molecule by molecule: MSG
	Malic acid	The sour taste – Malic acid
	Tryptophan	Your crystallographic Thanksgiving – Tryptophan!
	Palmitic acid	Saturating your food – Palmitic acid
	Apocrustacyanin	Why does a lobster change colour on cooking?
	Adenosine A_2A receptor	Caffeine hit: Adenosine A2A receptor

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