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Food Plants of the World - Ben-Erik van Wyk

Food Plants of the World

Identification, Culinary Uses and Nutritional Value
Buch | Hardcover
520 Seiten
2019
CABI Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-78924-130-3 (ISBN)
CHF 95,80 inkl. MwSt
This revised edition is an indispensable reference guide for anyone interested in the botanical origin of food ingredients and flavours.
Food Plants of the World is a comprehensive overview of the commercially important plants that provide us with food, beverages, spices and flavours. It includes descriptions of around 380 food and flavour plants and their close relatives. For each plant, the following information is given: plant description, origin & history, cultivation & harvesting, culinary uses & properties, and nutritional value. This revised edition is thoroughly updated throughout, and includes around 30 additional species, as well as an introduction to functional foods. This is an indispensable reference guide for anyone interested in the botanical origin of food ingredients and flavours.

Ben-Erik van Wyk is a Professor of Botany and holds the DST-NRF National Research Chair in Indigenous Plant Use at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He has a research interest in systematic botany and plant utilization.

0: (Contents of current edition) 1: Preface 2: Intro 3: Regions of origin 4: Cereals 5: Pulses (legumes) 6: Nuts and seeds 7: Fruits 8: Vegetables 9: Culinary herbs 10: Sugars, gums, gels and starches 11: Beverages 12: Spices and flavours 13: The plants in alphabetical order 14: Nutrients, diets and health 15: Quick guide to food plants 16: Glossary 17: Further reading

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Wallingford
Sprache englisch
Maße 172 x 244 mm
Gewicht 1459 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Essen / Trinken
Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Botanik
ISBN-10 1-78924-130-8 / 1789241308
ISBN-13 978-1-78924-130-3 / 9781789241303
Zustand Neuware
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