The New Oxford Book of Food Plants

by Catherine Geissler and John Vaughan

With marvelous hand-painted illustrations and a wealth of nutritional, historical, and other information, this volume belongs on the shelf of everyone interested in nutrition and food. In an oversized format with alternating full-page color plates, the book covers cereals, sugar crops, oil seeds, nuts, legumes, fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs, sea-weeds, mushrooms, wild food plants, and much more. This edition is fully updated with the latest nutritional...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019954946X
• ISBN13: 9780199549467
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.0" x 7.9"