An electron microscope is a type of microscope that uses an electron beam to illuminate a specimen and produce a magnified image. This type of microscope can get to magnifications of up to about x10,000,000 times! Everything looks different at such magnifications, so even if you thought you knew what normal food stuffs look like, you may be quite surprised... |
This broccoli floret looks like a tulip under the microscope. |
This alien planet is, in fact, a simple blueberry under the scanning electron microscope. |
A coloured scanning of a salt grain. |
A coloured scanning of Aero mint bubble chocolate |
A colored scanning of a strawberry. |
A colored scanning of the open fruit and seeds from a bird's eye chili. |
A colored scanning of raw meat. |
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A colored scanning of a white grape. |
A colored scanning electron micrograph of saffron. |
A colored scanning of the center of a dried star anise fruit. |
A colored scanning of instant coffee granules
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A colored scanning of sugar. |
A colored scanning of aspartame, a sweetener used as an alternative to sugar. |
A colored scanning of a tomato
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A colored scanning of a roasted coffee bean.
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A colored scanning of Romanesco broccoli. |
Submitted by: William H.
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