《欧洲营养杂志》发表营养科学的原始论文、评论和简短的交流。发表在《欧洲营养杂志》上的手稿提供了营养素和非营养素对免疫学和炎症、基因表达、新陈代谢、慢性疾病或致癌作用的影响的最新信息；或主要关注流行病学，包括对健康受试者和患者的干预研究；食品安全或食物和食物成分的生物功能性。
European Journal of Nutrition publishes original papers, reviews, and short communications in the nutritional sciences. Manuscripts published in European Journal of Nutrition provide current information on the impact of nutrients and non-nutrients on immunology and inflammation, gene expression, metabolism, chronic diseases, or carcinogenesis; or show a major focus on epidemiology, including intervention studies with healthy subjects and with patients; on food safety, or on biofunctionality of food and food components.