Links to helpful websites (brochures, teaching material etc.)

1) Bund fuer Lebensmittelrecht und Lebensmittelkunde e.V.

Brochures and teaching material about food and nutrition for elementary and high school classes (Bund fuer Lebensmittelrecht und Lebensmittelkunde e.V.): http://www.bll.de/schule-ausbildung/

2) aid infodienst  - Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Verbraucherschutz e.V.

                            http://www.was-wir-essen.de                                                        http://www.aid.de

Two websites made by the aid infodienst e.V. about food and food science and a webshop for ordering brochures on several topics about food and nutrition [in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV)].

3) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung e.V. / German Nutrition Society

The website of the German Nutrition Society with articles on current topics about food: http://www.dge.de

4) Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit / German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety

The web portal of the German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safetyfor information about food and food security including articles or links to articles about current topics in food science and technology: http://www.bvl.bund.de

5) Lebensmittellexikon

Over 10,000 national and international terms about domestic and exotic foods are explained by food professionals in this online encyclopedia. Furthermore you find information and tips on dietetics and nutrition. http://www.lebensmittellexikon.de/

6) Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) / The German Nutrient Database

The BLS essentially covers average nutritional values (137 constituent data per food) of approximately 10000 foods available on the German market (fresh foods, food preparations, dishes etc.).The BLS is part of the online portfolio of the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV). In order to get access to the data of the BLS and use them you will have to buy a user license first. You find the data at: http://www.bls.nvs2.de/index.php?id=39

Videos about Food, Food Processing etc.

"Quarks & Co."

(Educational documentaries for high school students and adults produced by the WDR - German public television station)

• Deutschland im Kaffeerausch: Interesting facts about coffee and coffee production (40:10 min)
• Edelschimmel und Scheibletten: The science and production of cheese (44:37 min)
• Milch - Von der Kuh in die Tüte: The science and production of milk - From the cow into the milk carton (32:45 min)
• Vorsicht! Vitaminkiller: Comparison of fresh and frozen spinach with emphasis on vitamin C content (02:49 min)
• Was in der Milch steckt: Answers to frequently asked questions about milk (02:36 min)
• Was Sie schon immer über Eier wissen wollten: The science and production of eggs (41:43 min)
• Wie die Banane gelb wird: The elaborate logistics behind the transport of tropical fruits (07:47 min)
• Wie frisch sind unsere Lebensmittel?: How fresh is our food and how to find it out (43:56 min)
• Wie geht Wein?: The science and production of wine (45:06 min)
• Wie gut ist unser Brot?: The science and production of (german) bread (43:26 min)
• Wirklich frisch?: Production and test of fresh cut food (10:13 min)

"Wissen macht Ah!"

(Educational videos for children and young adults produced by the WDR - German public television station)

• : The reasons why there are no fish sausages (03:40 min)
• : The production of cookies & crackers and the reason why all crackers have holes (03:37 min)
• : Why curry isn't always the same as curry or curry (03:37 min)
• : The reason why sherbet powder prickles on your tongue (03:31 min)
• : Facts about sorbet (03:43 min)
• : Facts about sour dough (03:28 min)
• : How baking soda works (03:25 min)
• : The reasons why crystallized sugar does not spoil (03:17 min)
• Wie macht man Bonbons?: The production of hard candy (03:25 min)
• : The production of black bread (02:02 min)

"Die Sendung mit der Maus / Die Bibliothek der Sachgeschichten"

(Educational videos for children produced by the WDR - German public television station)

• : The production of apple juice (05:15 min)
• The production of bread (05:35 min)
• : The production of camembert cheese (05:38 min)
• : The production of Champagner (07:35 min)
• : The production of ice lollies (06:52 min)
• : The production of gummy bears (03:56 min)
• : Why have some cheeses holes? (11:45 min)
• : The production of pasta (05:35 min)
• : The production of chocolate (06:15 min)
• : The production of soy milk (07:33 min)
• : Do you know egg bars? A video about the production of egg bars (06:47 min)
• : The production of tofu (06:25 min)