The core repository for the FOODON food ontology project. This holds the key classes of the ontology; larger files and the results of text-mining projects will be stored in other repos.
Related to how food and nutrients are defined, this diagram explores the different ways food or nutrients are ingested or injected into organisms with gastrointestinal tracts:
The terms need to work across domains of practitioners - dieticians, nutritionalists, animal physiologists, clinical therapists ...
Feedback is appreciated on names, synonyms and definitions. If it appears a Gene Ontology or ENVO term isn't satisfactory, then we can propose a change or a new term.
Related to how food and nutrients are defined, this diagram explores the different ways food or nutrients are ingested or injected into organisms with gastrointestinal tracts:
The terms need to work across domains of practitioners - dieticians, nutritionalists, animal physiologists, clinical therapists ...
Feedback is appreciated on names, synonyms and definitions. If it appears a Gene Ontology or ENVO term isn't satisfactory, then we can propose a change or a new term.