Food Science and Nutrition
Getting Started
If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:
Encyclopedia of food science and technology (online) 2000
Encyclopedia of food sciences and nutrition (10 volumes) 2003
Encyclopedia of food microbiology (online) 2000
Encyclopedia of meat sciences (online) 2004
Encyclopaedia of food science, food technology, and nutrition 1993 (8 volumes)
Encyclopedia of biotechnology in agriculture and food 2011
Encyclopedia of food and agricultural sciences engineering and technology resources
The Wiley encyclopedia of packaging technology 2009
Encyclopedia of agricultural, food, and biological engineering 2003
Composition of foods, Australia
Tables of composition of Australian aboriginal foods
Royal Society of Chemistry - McCance and Widdowson's The composition of foods
For more on food composition see Web Sites
Official methods of analysis of AOAC International (online)
Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International is a source of analytical methods for both agricultural and food products used worldwide. The online version is a continuous edition (based on the 18th edition) with new and revised methods posted as soon as approved and ready.
CRC desk reference for nutrition 2011
Handbook of food science, technology, and engineering 2006 (4 volumes)
Handbook of food safety engineering 2012
Handbook of food packaging chemicals and materials 2008 (online)
Handbook of food proteins 2011 (online)
Handbook of Food Analysis Instruments 2009 (online)
Handbook of food additives 2008 (online)
Handbook of food process design 2012 (online)
Handbook of food spoilage yeasts 2008
The microbiological safety and quality of food 2000 (online)
Handbook of sustainability for the food sciences 2012 (online)
Journal Articles
For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.
Food Science and Technology Abstracts
FSTA, a food and beverage R&D database, is published by IFIS (International Food Information Service). It provides coverage of pure and applied research in food science, food technology, and food-related human nutrition. FSTA covers the complete food manufacturing cycle, from initial market research to final packaging.
Bibliographic database covering international research and development literature in agriculture, animal health, forestry, human health and nutrition, and management and conservation of natural resources. As well as the journal literature, coverage includes selected conference proceedings, books and reports.
Covers all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences. Agricola is the US National Agricultural Library Catalog and Article Citation Database, indexing journal articles, book chapters, reports, audiovisual and other material. Since 2006 Agricola has reduced its journal coverage.
AGRIS is an FAO databases covering all aspects of agriculture, including forestry, animal husbandry, aquatic sciences and fisheries, human nutrition, and extension literature from over 100 participating countries. As well as the journal literature AGRIS covers unpublished scientific and technical reports, theses, conference papers, government publications.
Provides access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from high impact research journals. Web of Science also provides cited reference searching.
Provides access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from high impact research journals. Scopus also provides cited reference searching via a View Citation Overview option.
SciFinder indexes the Chemical Abstracts Service databases that contain literature from many scientific disciplines including biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, materials science, agricultural science, and others. SciFinder enables structure and other chemical searches as well as topic and author searching.
Contains citations with abstracts to articles published in nursing and allied health journals. Covers nutrition and nutrition education. Also covers relevant materials from biomedicine, management, behavioural sciences, health sciences librarianship, education, and consumer health.
A comprehensive database for life science and biomedical research. It consists of Biological Abstracts, an index to the journal literature in experimental, pure and field life sciences and non-clinical literature in the biomedical sciences. BA is supplemented by BA-RRM which lists reports, reviews, meetings, and conference proceedings.
Indexes the medical and clinical biomedical journal literature including related topics such as nutrition and diet.
The US National Library of Medicine creates the specifically medical database Medline out of the wide-ranging Pubmed database. Citations in Pubmed chosen for Medline are fully indexed with medical subject headings (MESH).
Australian Public Affairs - Full Text (APA-FT)
Of the 403,000+ records indexed from 2,000+ journals in APAIS, approximately half are derived from 223+ comprehensively indexed journals. The scanned images of journal articles in Australian Public Affairs - Full Text are sourced mostly from these comprehensively indexed journals
Consumer sciences index (1988-2001)
CSI is an index to the Australian and international periodical literature on areas such as consumer economics, consumer education, fashion, textiles, home economics, craft, nutrition and health, housing and marriage. No longer updated.
News
Industry news.
World-wide industry news.
European-based news
Specialised Resources
USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center - nutrition education databases
FNIC and its special project Web sites, the SNAP-Ed Connection (formerly Food Stamp Nutrition Connection), the Healthy Meals Resource System (HMRS), and WIC Works Resource System (WWRS), maintain databases of nutrition education materials. There is also a small Native American Nutrition Education Database, as well a database available from the Food Safety Research Information Office (FSRIO).
A global portal to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. Sourced from EURISCO, a European network of ex situ National Inventories of plant collections; SINGER, System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources, the germplasm information exchange network of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR); the U.S. National Genetic Resources Program (NGRP); and other genebanks.
Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition
Led by Brazil, Kenya, Sri Lanka and Turkey, the Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project aims to improve the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity for food and nutrition by providing evidence and raising awareness of the nutritional value of this diversity and its importance in food-based approaches to tackle malnutrition.
Standards
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
WHO/FAO International Food Standards (Codex Alimentarius) entry points
The Codex Alimentarius Commission, established by FAO and WHO in 1963 develops harmonised international food standards, guidelines and codes of practice to protect the health of the consumers and ensure fair trade practices in the food trade. The Commission also promotes coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations.
Tables, Formulas
NUTTAB 2010 contains nutrient data for 2668 foods available in Australia and up to 245 nutrients per food, presented as a searchable databases and also as files for manipulation. NUTTAB is a product of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
Web Sites
Australia - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Codex Alimentarius and food industry, regulation, and trade links
AQIS - Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences
HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) is a risk management methodology used by the food and related industries to limit food safety hazards to acceptable risk levels.
European Food Safety Authority
Under Publications and Panels and Units is a very rich array of resources including the EFSA Concise European Food Consumption Database
A health network to enhance the surveillance of foodborne diseases in Australia.
International Union of Food Science and Technology
Under Scientific Reports and Resources, various reports are available and there is a link to a list of databases beyond those listed in this guide.
Institute of Food Science and Technology
Under Science and Technology Resources this site includes Information Statements for food professionals, Advisory Statements for the public, links and other resources.
US Food and Drugs Administration - Food
Australian food composition - NUTTAB 2010
NUTTAB 2010 contains nutrient data for 2668 foods available in Australia and up to 245 nutrients per food, presented as a searchable databases and also as files for manipulation. NUTTAB is a product of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
This database is the major source of food composition data in the United States and is updated by the USDA from time to time. It provides the foundation for most food composition databases in the public and private sectors. As information is updated, new versions of the database are released.The link above is direct to the database on the USDA site. The library also provides access to the database via the e-book provider Knovel but the direct link above tends to be more up to date.
Food Composition Tables - Asia
EuroFIR provides European food information, including all European food composition databases.
For more on food composition see Getting Started tab - Handbooks
Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology
Nutrition Australia (Australian Nutrition Foundation)
Dietitians Association of Australia
Nutrition Society of Australia
Information Network for Post-harvest Options
The International Food Information Service (IFIS)
IFIS, producer of FSTA (Food Science and Technology Abstracts database), provides some news, information and other resources including a Thought for Food blog
International Food Policy Research Institute
IFPRI is involved in the collection and analysis of sustainable agriculture data in collaboration with institutions worldwide. Data is gathered on local, national and international levels to provide datasets on poverty, finance, agriculture and food for education programs.
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