15 very random food science facts

Did you know that

1. Kimchi is a Korean dish?
2. there are two types of starch structures: amylose and amylopectin?
3. the second most abundant biopolymer found in nature is chitin after cellulose?
4. a cow will have 3 lactations throughout her life cycle?
5. cranberries contain high levels of benzoic acid?
6. biotin was once known as Vitamin H?
7. Coxiella burnetti causes Q fever?
8. yeast reproduces by budding and binary fission?
9. the full name for EPCG is epigallocatechin gallate?
10. thermoduric bacteria will survive pasteurization?
11. ferrous sulfate is mostly used to fortify iron in food?
12. the other name of cassave is tapioca?
13. Vitamin C is the most easily degraded vitamin?
14. you need Vitamin K for blood clotting?
15. water activity is not water content?