Thanksgiving Food and Chemistry

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The food on the Thanksgiving table doesn’t have to just be a tasty meal—it can teach us chemistry too. Visit the links below for articles and experiments related to the Thanksgiving meal, including how a pop-up turkey thermometer works, health benefits of cranberry sauce, the science behind the thickening of gravy, and more.

Articles

• Thanksgiving Meals: Cooking with Chemistry
• Talkin’ Turkey
• Timing the Perfect Turkey
• Does Eating Turkey Make You Sleepy?
• What If I Double It?
• Thanksgiving Dinners Put Plastics to the Test
• Turkey Day Chemistry in the Kitchen
• Cranberry: Is It a Sauce of Help To Fight Cancer?
• Compounds in Cranberries May Be Antibacterial Agents
• The Rest Is Gravy: The Science Behind Thickening Gravy
• Instant Mashed Potatoes
• Chemistry of Christmas Cooking
• Food Chemistry Quiz: Cooking Chemicals
• As American as Chemical Pie
  
  

Videos and Webinars

• Thanksgiving Dinner and Chemistry: What’s the Connection?
• The Chemical Keys to Thanksgiving Dinner Webinar

Experiments and Activities

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• Thanksgiving Table Tricks at Steve Spangler Science
• Elements of Thanksgiving with (Activity Key )
• Re-Use the Turkey Thermometer
• From Sauce to Solid: The Science of Cranberry Condiments
• Sourdough Science
• Vernier Thanksgiving Experiments
• Bend a Bone with Vinegar
• Marshmallow man demonstration
• Jammin’ with Juice ‘n’ Jell-O
• Make a Fried Green Egg with Red Cabbage Juice
• Fruit Battery
• Potato Battery