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The Difference Between Reverse Osmosis Water, Distilled Water, and Mineral Water

Food Jargon, Food Science / By Duncan Majani

Water is life, and so is osmosis. This is why when clever humans decided to create things like reverse osmosis water, distilled water, and sparkling water, many mere mortals were left confused. We don’t even understand ourselves and our environment anymore! Quite literally because our bodies and our environment are coincidentally made up of about …

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Is it Necessary to wash Meat Before Cooking? What Science Says

Food Facts and Myths / By Duncan Majani

Food matters are supposed to be very simple to humans since food has been with humans for as long as we have existed. Take for instance the ever confusing question of whether we should wash meat before cooking. The modern world comes with the luxury of variety and choices. The way we receive and consume …

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Stop Removing Roasted Groundnut/Peanut Skin Before Eating them

Food Facts and Myths / By Duncan Majani

If I asked you why you started peeling off peanut skin before eating, you would probably have no legitimate answer. Most of us just saw other people doing it and we thought it looked cool snapping off that skin with our thumbs and throwing them one after another down our throats. Since we have proven …

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Drinking Water During Meals: Why you should Ignore the Common Myth

Food Facts and Myths / By Duncan Majani

One of the things I remember about our childhood is the numerous horror stories and myths that grown-ups at the time used to keep us away from mischievous behavior. There is this one in particular that to date, I have never understood what it was meant to achieve. We were meant to believe that you …

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Why You Should Avoid Eating a Balanced Diet in 2021

Food Facts and Myths / By Duncan Majani

Since human beings are stubborn creatures who like being comfortable in their self-inflicted miseries, I am here to add fuel to your careless lifestyle, if that is what makes you happy. The internet and mainstream media are currently awash with information on what you need to eat in order to maintain a balanced diet. The …

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The Difference Between Expiry Date, Best Before Date and Sell By Date

Food Jargon, Food Science / By Duncan Majani

“Aspire to inspire before you expire“ Before you ask me, I want to assure you that the above quote has absolutely nothing to do with this post; save for the fact that it coincidentally has the word expire in it. The word expire has everything to do with this post because it is a word …

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There is no Such Thing as Environmental Degradation: There is Human Degradation

Food Project management / By Duncan Majani

I saw the banana peel fly out of the window. A high end SUV with the most recent number plate; something that I would want to drive when I grow up. I was torn between cursing loudly and minding my own business, when a plastic soda bottle escaped through the same SUV window. …

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Food Manufacturing Companies in Kenya Should Marry Project Management!

Food Project management, Food Science / By Duncan Majani

The Story Begins in a Biscuit Manufacturing Company in Kenya Everyone has a story of how they were grossly underpaid when they were starting out in their careers. Even those who started with 100K will tell you how they started life in a “small” 20K apartment in Kasarani. For that reason, I will also …

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