r/foodscience is a subreddit with 84k members. The community frequently discusses food science, food, food safety, career, and protein, and they frequently recommend/review sweetener and home roaster, and the most common flair used is career, food chemistry & biochemistry, education, product development, and flavor science.
A professional place to discuss questions regarding food science and technology, as well as the greater food industry.
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(For culinary or nutrition questions, visit r/AskCulinary or r/Nutrition.)
Popular Topics in r/foodscience
#1
Food Science
30 posts
#2
Food
21 posts
#3
Food Safety
12 posts
#4
Career
7 posts
#5
Protein
6 posts
#6
Flavors
6 posts
#7
Flavor
6 posts
#8
Job
5 posts
#9
Food Technology
5 posts
#10
Product Development
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/foodscience
Sweetener
7 reviews
#1
Allulose
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Stevia
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Erythritol
4.0★ from 1 review
Home Roaster
1 review
#1
Probatino
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/foodscience
#1
Career
: "Career Suggestion - Avoid Bakeries"
40 posts
#2
Food Chemistry & Biochemistry
: "Have Hershey Chocolate Bars always contained Polyglycerol polyricinoleate?"
36 posts
#3
Education
: ""Do not reheat advice""
23 posts
#4
Product Development
: "why is tagatose not so popular as an artificial sweetener?"
19 posts
#5
Flavor Science
: "Chocolate. What does it taste like to people that hate it? Is it true there's something in chocolate that only 1% of people are able to taste that makes it repulsive?"
17 posts
#6
Culinary
: "Did my apple juice do a tour?"
16 posts
#7
Food Safety
: "The surprising food Artemis II’s astronauts will eat for 10 days, as 187 dishes are revealed"
9 posts
#8
Research & Development
: "Tips on extending shelf life?"
8 posts
#9
Food Engineering and Processing
: "Sad day for the "fake chocolate is progress" crowd in this subreddit"
7 posts
#10
Nutrition
: "This nutritional label seems a little suspect only 50 calories for a 91g tortilla?"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/foodscience
Yearly
+27k members(46.9%)
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Last updated: May 31, 2026