Consumer and Food Economics Institute (U.S.)

The Consumer and Food Economics Institute was a corporate author rather than an individual writer. Library and catalog records identify it as a U.S. government body connected with the United States Department of Agriculture, and many of its publications were issued through USDA offices such as the Agricultural Research Service and the Science and Education Administration.

Its work focused on food, nutrition, and household guidance for the public. Records linked to the institute include titles such as Home canning of fruits and vegetables, How to make jellies, jams, and preserves at home, Family fare, and multiple volumes of Composition of Foods, showing a mix of consumer-friendly advice and detailed food composition reference material.

The institute appears most often in books from the 1970s and early 1980s, especially in the long-running USDA food composition handbook series. Later volumes in that series were prepared by successor USDA divisions, which suggests the institute’s role was eventually absorbed into other nutrition and information offices.