Chemicals make the world run… well the entire world is made up of chemicals. If you had to deconstruct everyday food into its chemical makeup, you would be left with an extremely long grocery list of organic compounds that will take longer to read than to eat said food product. Here are some infographics from the blog Compound Interest, which teach you some of the science behind everyday food.
Check out these infographics that illustrate some of the chemicals that put the taste and buzz in your coffee, make chocolate toxic to dogs and puts the kick in chillies.
For more chemistry info on food, click here for more infographics.
[ Source : BusinessInsider ]
