R&D RADIO: How Water Activity Keeps Shelf-Stable Food Safe, Crunchy, and Fresh

Podcast: The Startup CPG Podcast · Startup CPG

Opublikowano: 2026-10-26

In this episode of R&D Radio, host Adam Yee sits down with Zachary Cartwright, Principal Food Scientist at AQUALAB by Addium, to break down one of the most important but least understood metrics in food science: water activity. They cover what water activity is, what the numbers mean, how it affects safety, texture, and shelf life, and how brands of any size can start testing for it. Zach holds a PhD in Food Science from Washington State University, where he also serves as adjunct faculty in the School of Food Science. Over the past...