McCance and Widdowson's the composition of Foods
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Author(s): Foods Standards Agency
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
ISBN: 0854044280
Format: softback
537pp
Price: £45.00
Review Date: 15 October 2002
Review: This is the sixth Summary edition of the comprehensive reference for nutritional value in foods. It includes the most recent values for a range of commonly-consumed foods. It is arranged in three parts: the Introduction; the tables, and a number of additional tables. The tables give four pages of information about each food, including: the food name, description (starch, total and individual sugars, dietary fibre, fatty acid totals, and cholesterol), data for inorganic elements, and vitamin composition. There are tables for all types of foods, such as: cereals, vegetables, fruit, nuts, beverages, and soups.