Detection of the Common Food AdulterantsBruce, Edwin M.
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Detection of the Common Food Adulterants
Bruce, Edwin M.
Food adulteration and inspection
HASSALL, A. H., Food, its Adulterations and the Methods for their
Detection, 1874.
LEACH, A. E., Food, Inspection and Analysis, 1905. Price, $7.50.
LEFFMANN, H., and BEAM, W., Select Methods of Food Analysis, 1905.
Price, $2.50.
U. S. Dept. of Agr., Bureau of Chem., Bulletin 13, Parts 1-10, Food
and Food Adulterants, 1887-1902. (Some of these are out of print.)
Bulletin 46, Methods of Analysis of Foods, 1899; Bulletin 65,
Provisional Methods for the Analysis of Foods, 1902.
WILEY, H. W., Foods and their Adulteration, 1907. Price, $4.00.
CHEMICALS
The following are the chemicals used in making all the tests in this
book. Most of these are found in every chemical laboratory.[1]
Acetic acid
Ammonium carbonate
Ammonium chlorid
Ammonium hydroxid
Ammonium sulfid
Amyl alcohol
Aniline
Barium chlorid
Barium peroxide
Boric acid
Bromine
Calcium carbonate
Calcium chlorid
Calcium sulfate
Cane sugar
Carbon bisulfid
Castor oil
Chloroform
Diphenylamine
Ether
Ethyl alcohol
Ferric chlorid
Formalin
Fuchsin
Gelatin
Glycerol
Hydrochloric acid
Iodin
Lead acetate (basic)
Lead oxide
Lime water
Litmus paper
Logwood chips
Mercury (metallic)
Mercury sulfate
Methyl alcohol
Molybdic oxide
Nitric acid (sp. gr. 1.42)
Oxalic acid
Petroleum spirit
Phenolphthalein
Phenylhydrazine hydrochlorid
Phosphoric acid
Potassium bichromate
Potassium carbonate
Potassium chromate
Potassium ferrocyanid
Potassium hydroxid
Potassium iodate
Potassium iodid
Potassium nitrate
Potassium permanganate
Pyrogallic acid
Resorcin
Silver nitrate
Sodium acetate
Sodium acid sulfite
Sodium carbonate
Sodium chlorid
Sodium hydroxid
Sulfur
Sulfuric acid
Tannic acid
Turmeric paper
Zinc (arsenic free)
[1] The more uncommon ones may be obtained from Eimer and Amend, 205-211
Third Avenue, New York.
INDEX OF AUTHORS AND TESTS
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