CHEM 150 Chemistry of Food and Nutrition This course provides a hands-on learning opportunity through laboratory experimentation of the basic chemistry of nutrition. The human body is a complex network of interdependent systems, which operate using chemicals provided by foods. The focus is on the six nutrients: carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water. Monitoring of intake with nutrient analyses is included. Health depends on our choice of foods and our lives depend on providing the right fuel for the chemical reactions that grow and sustain our bodies.