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Top 100 Food Plants The World's Most Important Culinary Crops

Monograph
By: Ernest Small
636 pages, Illus
Top 100 Food Plants
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  • Top 100 Food Plants ISBN: 9780660198583 Paperback Dec 2009 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 1-2 weeks
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This monograph reviews scientific and technological information about the world's major food plants and their culinary uses. An introductory chapter discusses nutritional and other fundamental scientific aspects of plant foods. The 100 main chapters deal with a particular species or group of species. All categories of food plants are covered, including cereals, oilseeds, fruits, nuts, vegetables, legumes, herbs, spices, beverage plants and sources of industrial food extracts.

Information is provided on scientific and common names, appearance, history, economic and social importance, food uses (including practical information on storage and preparation), as well as notable curiosities. There are more than 3000 literature citations in the book and the text is complemented by over 250 illustrations.

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Monograph
By: Ernest Small
636 pages, Illus
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