A stable symbiotic culture of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts used as a leavening agent

Sourdough Chemistry

Victor Snieckus (1937 – 2020)
Organic chemist, known for the directed ortho metalation reaction (DoM) among other things, passed away

Inhibitor in a Tunnel
New method for the development of choline acetyltransferase inhibitors

Guess the Chemist – Spices Special (4)
Can you guess the chemist? – The person has something to do with spices in the broadest sense

Recipe for Vanilla Anise Cookies (Anisplätzchen)
Another kitchen experiment: The cookies must develop "feet"

Nutmeg Chemistry
A look at the chemistry of the slightly volatile aroma of nutmeg

Inverted Fluorescence
Discovery of chromophores that emit light in the ultraviolet region when excited with visible light

Hartshorn Salt Chemistry
Hartshorn salt is a mixture of two parts ammonium hydrogen carbonate and one part ammonium carbonate and some ammonium carbamate

Potash Chemistry
Potassium carbonate is used as a leavening agent for baked goods

Cardamom Chemistry
Cardamom seeds contain an essential oil that gives them a spicy, sweetish hot aroma