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Food and Nutrition

This publication is a guide to resources available in food science and nutrition, the study of the chemical and physical, biochemical and biophysical properties of foods and their constituents and nutrition. Selected samples are listed for each type of resource.

WWW SITES

Professional

• American Culinary Federation
• American Dietetic Association
• American Society for Nutrition
• American Society of Baking
• Children's Nutrition Research Center: KidsNutrition.org From Baylor College of Medicine
• Food and Drug Law Institute
• Food and Nutrition Information Center From the U.S.D.A.
  • Food and Nutrition Resources for Grades Preschool through 6
  • Food and Nutrition Resources for Grades 7 through 12
• Food Labeling and Nutrition From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Food Marketing Institute Trade association representing food retailers and wholesalers worldwide
• Food Museum Food exhibits, issues, history and more
• Food Science Information Technology Publications Databases A set of links
• FRAC: Food Research and Action Center National organization working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger
• Grocery Manufacturers Association
• Institute of Food Science and Technology (Great Britain)
• Institute of Food Technologists
• International Food Information Council Foundation
• National Confectioners Association
• Nutrition and Food Web Archive
• Nutrition Facts & Calorie Counter from NutritionData Food composition and nutrition tables
• Nutrition Information and Resource Center (NIRC) Penn State
• Nutrition - National Network for Child Care Articles on children's nutrition
• Produce Marketing Association

Food Safety

• Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition fo the U.S.F.D.A.
• Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S.D.A.
• Food Safety Information Center U.S.D.A.
• Food Safety.gov Gateway to government food safety information
• Home Food Safety  The American Dietetic Association and ConAgra provide information about cooking and storing food safety

Consumer

• Alchemist's Wine Perspective: articles, reviews and commentary
• Baking911.com Practical home-based baking information for all levels of cooking skill
• Blonz Guide Meta site of nutrition, food and health resources
• Crockpot CDKitchen Comprehensive, searchable collection of crock pot recipes
• Epicurious  Sponsored by Conde Nast's food publications, Bon Appetit and Gourmet; has the world's greatest recipe collection
• Food Safety: Gateway to Government Food Safety  Advice includes disaster assistance, fire ,floods, hurricanes, power outages.
• Gourmet Spot Links to recipes, restaurant guides and beverage sites
• Kidnetic.com Healthy eating and active living web site for kids 9-12
• MayoClinic Healthy Living Centers - Food and Nutrition
• MyPyramid.gov food information guide released in 2005 by the U.S.D.A.
• Nutrition.gov government information on food and nutrition for consumers, from the National Agricultural Library
• Seafood Choices Alliance: Bringing Ocean Conservation to the Table Provides seafood purveyors (fishers, chefs, retailers, etc.) with the information necessary to make responsible choices about seafood
• Soupsong All about soup
• Terroir-France: French Wine Guide
• Vegetarian Resource Group
• Virtual Nutrition Center
• Wine Lovers page
• World's Healthiest Foods List, A-Z
• Yahoo/Health/Nutrition

STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG

Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify books and audiovisual materials about your topic. Use a keyword guided search and then click on the Long View. You can then explore any of the listed subject headings by selecting the link.

INDEXES AND DATABASES

Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.

• Agricola (free from the National Agricultural Library)
• BioOne
• EbscoHost
  • Academic Search
  • Masterfile
  • Alt-Health Watch
  • CINAHL with Full Text (nursing)
  • ERIC
  • GreenFILE
  • Health Source Consumer
  • Health Source Nursing/Academic
  • Hospitality & Tourism Complete
  • Medline
  • Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Basic
• FirstSearch
  • Agricola
  • Bio Digest
• Food Science and Technology Abstracts
• IBIDS: International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements
• Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews - Human Nutrition
• Web of Science
  • Biological Abstracts
  • Science Citation Index
• WilsonWeb (some full-text articles)
  • Applied Science Full Text
  • Biological and Agricultural Full Text
  • Education Index
  • General Science Full Text
  • OmniFile

PERIODICALS

• American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
• BioMed Central Over 100 open access journals in biology and medicine. Free registration. Nutrition titles include:
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
  • Lipids in Health and Disease
  • Nutrition and Metabolism
  • Nutrition Journal
• Epicurious From the editors of Conde Nast's Bon Appetit and Gourmet food publications. Includes recipe index
• European Journal of Clinical Nutrition Use the Database Alphabetical List to access the full text Nature Journal; enter keywords in the search box or select the archive and view the table of contents
• FDA Consumer
• Fine Cooking
• Food Processing Magazine
• International Journal of Obesity Use the Database Alphabetical List to access the full text Nature Journal; enter keywords in the search box or select the archive and view the table of contents
• Journal of Nutrition
• NutraSolution
• PloS Open access nutrition articles from the Public Library of Science
• Prepared Foods  See Editorial> Archives
• Restaurants and Institutions

Print Sources Available in the University Library

• Fine Cooking
• Food and Wine
• Gourmet
• International Journal of Food Science and Technology
• Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
• Journal of Food Process Engineering
• Journal of Food Science
• Journal of Nutrition
• Journal of the American Dietetic Association
• Nutrition Today
• School Foodservice and Nutrition
• Trends in Food Science & Technology
• Wine Spectator

CURRENT AWARENESS PERIODICALS

Selected Periodicals Available in the University Library

• Nutrition Action Health Letter PERIODICALS COLLECTION
• Nutrition Week PERIODICALS COLLECTION
• Tufts University Health and Nutrition Letter PERIODICALS COLLECTION
• University of California, Berkeley Wellness Letter PERIODICALS COLLECTION

ANNUAL REVIEWS AND CONFERENCES

Annual reviews and conference proceedings provide a state of the art survey in particular subject fields. They are yearly updates of ongoing research and publications.

• Annual Review of Nutrition or print version QP141.A1 A64

DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

• A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia From MedlinePlus
• Bender's Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology Available on Credo Reference
• Cook's Thesaurus Covers ingredients and kitchen tools; includes pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations and possible substitutions.
• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Encyclopedia of Cheese
• Fankhauser's Cheese Page
• Food Lover's Companion: Epicurious Food Dictionary
• Food Lover's Glossary of Culinary Terms
• Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages
• Glossary of Food-Related Terms from the International Food Information Council
• International Dictionary of Food and Cooking Available on Credo Reference
• The "Living, Audio" Wine Dictionary
• Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia Developed to help federal, state and local officials and seafood purchasers identify species substitution in the marketplace
• Spice and Herb Encyclopedia
• Wine Lover's Companion: Epicurious Wine Dictionary
• Wisconsin Cheesecyclopedia

Print Sources Available in the University Library

• Bender's Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology  REF TX 349 .B4
• Cambridge World History of Food   REF TX353 .C255
• Chef's Companion: a Culinary Dictionary REF TX349 .R48
• Concise Encyclopedia of Foods and Nutrition REF TX349 .C567
• Culinary Biographies REF TX649.A1 C85
• Dictionary of American Food and Drink REF TX349 .M26
• Dictionary of Food Ingredients REF TX551 .I26
• Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food and Biological Engineering  REF TP368.2 .E57
• Encyclopedia of Chromatography REF QD79.C4 E63
• Encyclopedia of Food and Culture REF TX349 .E53
• Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology REF QR115 .E53
• Encyclopedia of Food Science and Technology REF TP368.2 .E62
• Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition REF TX349 .E47
• Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition REF QP141 .E526
• Food Encyclopedia REF TX349 .R64
• History of Food REF TX353 .T6413
• Larousse Gastronomique REF TX349 .L365
• Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America REF TX349 .E45

HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS

Handbooks are particularly important in food science and nutrition for accessing factual information and answering "how to do it" questions.

• a Calorie Counter
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans U.S. Depts. of Health and Human Services and Agriculture
• Food Pyramids
  • Asian Diet Food Pyramid
  • Food Pyramid 2005 U.S.D.A.
  • Food Pyramid for Kids 2005
  • Healthy Eating Pyramid 2005 From Harvard School of Public Health
  • Healthy Weight Food Pyramid, a tool for weight loss, from Mayo Clinic
  • Latin American Food Pyramid
  • Mediterranean Diet Food Pyramid
  • Vegetarian Diet Food Pyramid

• Ingredient Substitutions From UNL Extension
• Knovel Engineering Library Full text access to selected reference materials in food and nutrition. Includes the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
• MedlinePlus Consumer Health Food and Nutrition Information  Select from such subjects as child nutrition, nutritional support, nutrition for seniors, food allergy, obesity, cholesterol, eating disorders.   
• Metric Conversions: To and From Metric
• Nutrition Care Manual American Dietetic Association
• USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference

Print Sources Available in the University Library

• Almanac of the Canning, Freezing, Preserving Industries REF TX599.C4
• Bowes & Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used   REF TX551 .P385
• CRC Desk Reference for Nutrition REF QP141 .B523
• Food Composition and Nutrition Tables REF TX551 .F662x
• Food Safety Information Handbook REF TX531 .R57
• Frozen Food Book of Knowledge REF TX820 .F76
• McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods REF TX541 .M33
• NutriBase Nutrition Facts Desk Reference REF TX551 .N75
• Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink REF TX349 .O94
• PDR for Nutritional Supplements REF RM258.5 .P37

DIRECTORIES

Directories can identify product sources and provide addresses of manufactures, businesses, agencies or persons.

• American Dietetic Association Directory of accredited education programs
• Big Baking Book: Your Window to World of Equipment, Ingredients & Services
• Cooking Schools 101
• food411.com Directory of food and food-related businesses
• Food Master Directory to food ingredients and equipment
• Food Industry Associations
• Food Technology Buyer's Guide
• Healthful Foods From Institute of Food Technologists
• Institute of Food Technology Services Directory
• ThomasNet Food & Food Products

Print Sources Available in the University Library

• Directory of Food Service Distributors REF HD9321.3 .D53
• Directory of the Canning, Freezing, Preserving Industries REF TX600 .D55
• Marketing Guidebook: Blue Book of Supermarket Distribution  REF HD9321.3 .P75
• Profitability in Fresh Produce: Your Foodservice Guide to Commodity Information, Yields, Portions, Handling and Receiving REF HD9225.U5 P76
• Thomas Food & Beverage Market Place REF HD9320 .T46

STANDARDS

Standards are issued by professional associations and the government to assure consistency among products and processes.

• American National Standards Institute
  • Search Engine for Standards
• ASTM International Catalog (Abstracts of full standard, pricing, online ordering and downloading available).  Please use the print version, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, REF TA401 .A653, in the library for the complete standards.
• Code of Federal Regulations
• NSF International National Sanitation Foundation

Print Sources Available in the University Library

• Annual Book of ASTM Standards REF TA401 .A653 The American Society of Testing and Materials provides standards that are accepted and used in research and development, product testing, quality systems, and commercial transactions. The online version, ASTM Standards, only contains abstracts for Stout users.  Please use the print version in the library for the complete standards.
• Food Chemicals Codex REF TP455 .F66

GOVERNMENT WEBSITES

• Food and Drug Administration
  • Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
  • Food and Nutrition Information Center
  • Nutrient Data Laboratory
  • Organic Food Production
• FoodSafety.gov Gateway site for professionals and consumers
• National Institutes of Health
  • National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • Office of Dietary Supplements  Research section includes the Annual Bibliography of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement Research
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration from the U.S. Dept of Labor
• United States Department of Agriculture

STATISTICS

Statistical sources can provide such information as average nutritional intake in the U.S., or the number of people on federal food programs.

• Census  (U.S.)
• Food Consumption Trends From the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center at Iowa State University
• Nutrition Country Profiles From FIVIMS (Food Insecurity and Vulnerability, Information and Mapping Systems), FAO of the United Nations. Contains reviews of food and nutrition situations in individual countries.  Includes statistics on food-related factors, health demographics and economic indicators.
• FAOSTAT: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  Online database of 3 million time-series records covering international statistics
• Food and Nutrition Information Center: Surveys, Reports and Research U.S.D.A.
• National Health and Nutrition and Examination Survey (NHANES) From the National Center for Health Statistics
• Statistical Abstract of the United States or REF HA202 .U53x

SPORTS NUTRITION

• Fitness, Sports and Sports Nutrition U.S.D.A.
• Gatorade Sports Science Institute Select Sports Science Library
• Physician and Sports Medicine Online  Select Personal Health

CULINARY SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTES

• Cooking School & Program Directory
• Culinary Schools
• Guide to Career Cooking and Wine Schools (ShawGuides)
• Guide to Recreational Cooking and Wine Schools (ShawGuides)
• World Culinary Institute Culinary Schools

  Examples

  • Cordon Bleu U.S. and International
  • Culinary Institute of America California and New York
  • French Culinary Institute New York
  • Kendall College  Chicago
  • L' Academie de Cuisine Washington D.C.
  • McIntosh Atlantic Culinary Academy New Hampshire
  • New England Culinary Institute Vermont

TIMELINES

• Food Timeline
• Food Timeline--Culinary History Timeline  Social history, manners and menus
• Twentieth Century Timeline Edibles & Quaffables

UNIVERSITIES WITH FOOD SCIENCE OR NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE PROGRAMS

• College of Saint Scholastica
• Cornell University Select Academics
• Delaware Valley College Select Academics
• Florida State University Select College of Human Sciences
• Iowa State University
• Ohio State University
• Penn State University
  • Penn State Center for Food Manufacturing
• Purdue Center for Integrated Food Manufacturing
• University of Minnesota Dept of Food Science and Nutrition
• University of Wisconsin-River Falls
• University of Wisconsin-Stout Undergraduate
• University of Wisconsin-Stout Graduate
• University of Wisconsin-Madison  Select Food Science or Nutritional Sciences
• University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

FOOD COMPANIES

• Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.
• Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings, Inc.
• Birdseye
• Brachs
• Butterball Turkeys
• Cadbury
• Campbell Soup Company
• Cargill, Inc.
• Chiquita
• Coca-Cola Co
• Constellation Brands
• Coors Brewing Company
• The Dannon Company, Inc.
• Frito-Lay
• General Mills, Inc.
• Hershey Company
• J.M. Smucker Company
• The Kellogg Company
• Kraft Foods
• Land O Lakes
• Lean Cuisine
• Lipton Company
• M&M Mars
• McCain Foods Limited  frozen appetizers
• McCormick Company, Inc.
• McDonalds
• Michael's Foods
• Mott's
• Nabisco
• The National Starch and Chemical Company
• Nestle
• Ocean Spray
• Ore-Ida Foods
• PepsiCo
• Procter and Gamble Company
• Quaker Oats
• Ralston Purina
• Snapple
• Stouffer's
• Tropicana
• Welch's

EQUIPMENT CATALOGS

NAFEM North American Food Equipment Manufacturers

NAFEM provides several points of access to food service equipment manufacturers. For equipment catalogs, select a product to search, choose a company, and view online equipment catalogs which give specifications.

WWW Search Engines

The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.

Citations

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