April 2020

Interested in food? Want to learn more about the science behind topics such as sensory attributes of coffee, bread quality, or the melting properties of cheese? (Mmm…grilled cheese sandwiches!) How about food safety in a food service setting? Try out the Food Science Source Database.

Search over 1,000 full-text journals, trade publications, market and industry reports, magazines, and books. Food Science Source focuses on subjects related to food science, including but not limited to:

• Agribusiness
• Cereal and food chemistry
• Beverage science
• Food analysis
• Food and beverage science
• Food processing and packaging
• Food product development
• Food safety
• Food service
• Food systems
• Food technologies
• Nutrition
• Sensory science of food

You can do a simple keyword search or try a more advanced search. Search for specific geographic locations or NAICS/Industry codes. You can even search for images (graphs, charts, maps, etc.) with/about your keywords. To start searching, go to Food Science Source (EBSCO).

For other food science recommended databases and resources, check out our Cereal and Food Science Research Guide. For questions about using the Food Science Source database, or other library resources or services, contact Nicole Juve, Agricultural Sciences Librarian, or another subject librarian.