Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs and Cosmetics

by Albert Y. Leung and Steven Foster

Book Overview

Practical handbook and up-to-date reference for technologists in the food and drug industries, describes over 300 natural ingredients and botanicals used commercially in the United States. Extracts of botanicals and isolated chemical compounds are listed in alphabetical order according to common name, with each entry cross-referenced to its scientific name in the index. Information includes source, habitat, parts used, preparation, physical and chemical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471049549
• ISBN13: 9780471049548
• Release Date: May 1980
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 409 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.