Metabolomics enables valuable information about the biochemical composition of foods to be rapidly obtained. Since the biochemical profile of food largely determines key food properties such as flavour and shelf life, the information gained using metabolomics-based methods will enable greater control of food quality and also help to determine the relationship between diet and health. Metabolomics in food and nutrition provides an overview of their current and potential use in the food industry. Part one reviews equipment, methods and data interpretation in metabolomics including the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), statistical methods in metabolomics, and metabolic reconstruction databases and their application to metabolomics research. Part two explores applications of metabolomics in humans, plants and food. Chapters discuss metabolomics in nutrition, human samples for health assessments, and current methods for the analysis of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) and their novel applications. Further chapters highlight metabolomic analysis of plants and crops, metabolomics for the safety assessment of genetically modified (GM) crops, and applications of metabolomics in food science including food composition and quality, sensory and nutritional attributes. With its distinguished editors and team of expert contributors, Metabolomics in food and nutrition is a technical resource for industrial researchers in the food and nutrition sectors interested in the potential of metabolomics methods and academics and postgraduate students working in the area.About the Author: Bart Weimer is Professor of Population Health and Reproduction at the University of California, Davis. His recent work has focused on the specifics of bacterial adhesion in the gut. In addition, he has investigated the adhesion and competitive binding of bacteria grown on human milk oligosaccharides compared with lactose. The findings of this research will pave the way toward understanding the underlying mechanisms of the benefits of "good bacteria" and how they modulate host immunity. Carolyn Slupsky is Assistant Professor of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Slupsky's research interests include the application of analytical metabolomics for the purpose of studying cellular metabolism as it relates to food, nutrient intake, and health status. She predominantly uses NMR spectroscopy to collect as much chemical information as possible about the identity and concentrations of metabolites in cell cultures, tissues, and body fluids obtained from animal models and humans.