From tofu to tikkas and keema and everything in between—soybeans, a literal powerhouse of nutrition, is changing the way we ...

Medically reviewed by Kayla Girgen, RD Potassium is important for kidney, heart, muscle, and brain function. Low potassium ...

Fermenting miso on the ISS worked, showing microbes can thrive and create flavorful food even in space conditions. Miso is a ...

Miso is a traditional Japanese condiment made by fermenting cooked soybeans and salt. In a study publishing April 2 in the Cell Press journal iScience, researchers successfully made miso on the ...

The traditional Japanese condiment is a fermented soybean paste made by combining cooked soybeans, salt and koji, which is a mold culture typically grown on rice or barley. The fermentation ...

Miso is a traditional Japanese condiment made by fermenting cooked soybeans and salt. In a study published in iScience, researchers successfully made miso on the International Space Station (ISS).

This marks the first time scientists deliberately fermented food in space, opening up new possibilities for future astronauts' culinary adventures. Scientists announced on Wednesday (April 2) that ...

For the study, the researchers sent a package containing the miso paste ingredients (cooked soybeans, rice koji and salt) to the ISS in March 2020, and let it ferment for 30 days. They also ...