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Toxic constituents of plant foodstuffs (Food science and technology) 2nd Edition

by Irvin E. Liener (Author)

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Toxic Constituents of Plant Foodstuffs focuses on toxic substances in foods of plant origin, including protease inhibitors, hemagglutinins, goitrogens, cyanogens, saponins, gossypol, lathyrogens, and allergens. The book also considers adventitious toxic factors in processed foods and miscellaneous toxic factors such as stimulants and depressants, hypoglycemic agents, toxic amino acids, metal-binding constituents, and hepatotoxins. This volume is organized into 13 chapters and begins with an overview of protease inhibitors, including their distribution in the plant kingdom, physical and chemical properties, and mechanism of interaction with proteases. The next chapters focus on the adventitious introduction of toxic factors into processed plant foods; the inactivation of the trypsin inhibitor and hemagglutinin found in legumes by cooking; and the extraction of a nontoxic, edible starch from cycads. The reader is also introduced to lathyrism, the toxicity of agglutinins, occurrence of goitrogens in thioglucoside-containing plants, and dietary sources of cyanogen. This book will be of interest and value to food scientists who are concerned with the safety of food supply and public health officials tasked with enforcing regulations necessary to ensure the safety of a particular food.

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0124499600
ISBN-13

978-0124499607
Edition

2nd
Publisher

Academic Press
Publication date

January 1, 1980
Language

English
Print length

502 pages
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Steve

Comprehensive and in depth.

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2013

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The only problems I have with this book is that is does NOT show the toxicity parameters for humans (i.e. is it toxic? what dose is toxic? does it accumulate? does it excrete?)
I realize human toxicity is difficult, if not impossible, to measure, but since this book was referenced in another as showing why we should not eat too many plants, I'm a bit disappointed. Obviously, the refering book is the culprit, and maybe I was hoping for more than can be delivered....
Still and all, this book is definitely a keeper, and I'll do so for future reference.

By the way, if anyone out there DOES know of a book that details toxicity in humans, please let me know....
:) Thanks!

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James Purdy

Old but still useful

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2007

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This book is many decades old, and much newer information is now available, but it still presents a good analysis of the subject.

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