Faculty of Science
Food and Human Nutritional Sciences
Agriculture for Improved Nutrition: Seizing the Momentum
This edited volume highlights the links between agriculture and nutrition, both direct and indirect, both theoretical and practical. It explores these relationships through various frameworks, such as value chains, programs and policies, as well as through diverse perspectives, such as gender.
Human Nutrition, 2020 Ed.
This nutrition textbook covers introductory concepts in nutrition, from carbohydrates to trace minerals. Reviews are available.
Includes: Interactive learning activities
Intermediate Nutrition
This text covers macronutrients, micronutrients, and common digestive problems.
Includes: Glossary, interactive activities
An Introduction to Nutrition
This book is organized using a functional approach. A primary goal of this text is to provide information backed by nutritional science and with a variety of resources that use scientific evidence to optimize health and prevent disease. Reviews are available.
Includes: Exercises
Nutrition: Science and Everyday Application
This book covers basic nutrition and metabolism, information literacy, energy balance, nutrition across life stages, dietary supplements, an in-depth look at each of the macronutrients, and major functions of vitamins and minerals. Reviews are available.
Includes: Learning objectives and self-check questions
Dairy Education eBook Series
Dairy processing education at the Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph, has been part of our mandate for nearly 150 years. The Department of Food Science is proud to be able to use the internet to continue this long-standing tradition. Our Dairy Education eBook Series is an educational resource focused on milk, dairy products and dairy technology, developed for use with an undergraduate course in dairy processing at the University of Guelph. It is now available as a resource for university and secondary school students, industry personnel, and interested consumers around the world (Description from resource). The three books from the series are:
Include: Videos, glossaries
Licence: CC BY-NC-ND (Note that these books are licensed under the more restrictive licence, which means that it can not be edited.)
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