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The microscopy of vegetable foods (1906)

Winton, Andrew Lincoln, 1864-1946, Moeller, Josef, 1848-1924 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 681

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replaced by maizestarch. The process of manufacture is quite simple. The thoroughlycleaned tubers are ground or grated, the pulp is washed on sieves, andthe starch is allowed to settle from the milky hquid. The commercial product is in lumps, irregular prisms, or a fine powder.The grains are so… … Fig. 581. Potato Starch. X300. (Moeller.) Aggregates are rare but curious. They are either true aggregates,usually twins or triplets, or compound grains consisting of two individuals,each with its ow^n hilum and rings, encircled by layers common to both. Forms. The large grains remind us of…

Food adulteration and inspection · Plant anatomy · Microscopy

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