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ARS researchers are mixing common cooking oils with natural waxes to create oleogels – which you can say is the secret sauce behind a healthier cooking oil.
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Sorghum bran could provide both good flavor and nutritional value to gluten-free breads.

Buckwheat & Beans: Maltagliati Pasta

In this episode Executive Chef Jessica Botta demonstrates how to create buckwheat Maltagliati pasta. The dish is complemented by a savory bean, miso, and mushroom ragu, enhanced with dulse seaweed. Chef Botta is joined by Dr. Thomas Bjorkman from Cornell University to discuss the unique properties of buckwheat and its nutritional benefits.

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Click the map to start exploring!

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Be an Ag Scientist

Learn about our young, brilliant scientists, and how to join the ARS team!

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Cool Mobile Apps

Find out what type of soil is in your backyard, or what climate zone you live in for planting

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Educational Resources

Check out our factsheets and science projects which can be printed out for use at school or at home.

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Image Library

Like cool photos? Check out our photo gallery where you'll find a few of our favorite things!

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"Luring" Videos

Fighting pests, making environmental advances, creating new foods, we do it all at ARS.

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Nutrition Corner

Get answers to nutrition questions, discover new tools, try new recipes and more.

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Podcast Central

Check out our new podcast series to learn which ARS research products may be sitting in your shopping cart.

Growing Food in Space