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Foods and Their Adulteration

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Nutrition & Food

Foods and Their Adulteration

Harvey Washington Wiley

1,042 pages~20 hr 45 min read817 chapters$4.99
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The man behind America's pure food law wrote the book on what was wrong with dinner. Harvey Wiley's survey of foods and their adulteration defines a proper ration, classifies the foods, explains the chemical terms, and exposes the tampering ingredient by ingredient. The reformer's evidence at full length. Read the case that changed what groceries were allowed to be.

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817 chapters

  1. 1FOODS AND THEIR ADULTERATION
  2. 2PREFACE.
  3. 3TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  4. 4LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  5. 5INTRODUCTION.
  6. 6A PROPER RATION.
  7. 7SOCIAL FUNCTIONS OF FOOD.
  8. 8DEFINITION AND COMPOSITION OF FOODS.
  9. 9CLASSIFICATION OF FOODS.
  10. 10EXPLANATION OF CHEMICAL TERMS.
  11. 11Protein.
  12. 12Ether Extract.
  13. 13Ash.
  14. 14Fiber.
  15. 15Starch and Sugar.
  16. 16Calories.
  17. 17PART I. MEATS.
  18. 18Animals Whose Flesh is Edible.

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