The microscopy of vegetable foods, with special reference to the detection of adulteration and the diagnosis of mixtures (1916)
Winton, Andrew Lincoln, 1864-1946, Moeller, Josef, 1848-1924, Winton, Kate Grace Barber, Mrs · New York, John Wiley & sons, inc.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 676
Tlie large grains are feebly illuminated andshow indistinct crosses. No play of colors is evident wiih the selenitej)late. BUCKWHEAT STARCH. Common buckwheat {Fagopyrum isculcntiim) is used by certainEnglish manufacturers for making stare h, althov.gh as yet the productis not of considerable… … Fig. 576. Buckwheat Starch. X300. (Moeller.) Rod-shaped Aggregates, consisting of several grains but with no evi-dent lines of demarcation, are highly characteristic. They are irregularin shape and have numerous constrictions. Forms. Polygonal, or rounded polygonal. Size. The diameters range from…
