Bowes & Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used [Plastic Comb]

Anna De Planter Bowes (Author), Helen Nichols Church (Author), Jean A.T. Pennington (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0397550871 | ISBN-13: 978-0397550876 | Publication Date: June 1993 | Edition: 16th/Sprl

This reference text has been revised to ensure relevance to today's eating habits - 85% of the text is new or updated. It provides complete nutritional information on 8,500 foods in an easy-access tabular format. Comprehensive, "Bowes and Church's" discusses not only general foods but common brand name products, for extra utility in real-life nutritional analysis. Appendices list all foods containing a particular substance, such as caffeine or iron. New to this edition: food tables which cover monounsaturated fat content; 3,000 more foods; and listings of the sources for each food entry.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 512 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 16th/Sprl edition (June 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0397550871
• ISBN-13: 978-0397550876
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,951,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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108 of 111 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent reference, March 24, 2002

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Kim Griffith (Prescott Valley, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

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This book is for those of us on special diets that do not want 'special' books telling us what to eat, but neglecting to tell us what not to eat, or for those of us who just want to judge for ourselves what is good (or bad) for us. This book contains very complete information, including canned foods by brand, candy, gum, alcohol beverages, foods prepared in many ways, virtually any foods, even poi. The values listed include alcohol, calories, water, protein, carbohydrates, sugar, dietary fiber, fat, saturated fatty acids, monosaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, cholesterol, vitamins A(RE), A(IU), C, B-1, B-2, B-4, B-12, D, E, E (as alpha-tocopherol), K, niacin, folic acid, pantothenic acid. Also sodium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, manganese, potassium, phosphorus, iron, copper. Amino acids, caffeine, gluten, iodine, pectin, phytosterol, purines, salicylates, selenium, theobromine. What more could the dietary conscious want?

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At last, September 22, 2001

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WappRecycler (Town of Wappinger, New York) - See all my reviews

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Too many food guides for diabetics give food equivelants in volume (i.e. cups) measure. When comparing spaghetti to ziti or large cubes to small cubes, the amount contained by a cup varies significantly. Bowes & Church's, (the first book in which I found the nutritive values by weight) had lacked sugar and monounsatured fatty acids data. That deficiency is now corrected. Some food catagories have been expanded (i.e. Varieties of summer squash are now separately listed). This is definitely the best compendium of food nutrient content that I have found.

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Resource!, June 3, 2002

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S. Reif "shana103" (Bensalem, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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I purchased this book several years ago when I started counting carbohydrates. A nutritionist recommened it as being the most comprehensive resource of its kind. I have found it invaluable. The fact that is not only contains prepackaged food, but fresh foods, meats, homemade items and even some common restaurants (along with many many other catagories), makes it THE perfect resource.