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Books The author has tried to provide impetus for more extensive use of instrumental methods of food analysis to replace traditional noninstrumental methods. This book contains large individual sections on chromatography and electrophoresis, gas chromatography, ultraviolet and visible absorption and fluorescence analysis, and atomic absorption spectroscopy and flame photometry. Each section can stand alone, starting with a good discussion requiring minimal knowledge, and proceeds rapidly to more complex m a t e rial. There is at times a rare insight into practical information such as the inefficiency of trapping techniques in gas chromatography. Although very well done, this does not help the novice or the expert. A large portion of each section is composed of a table organized under 41 subject headings (fats and oils, esters, moisture, etc.) and 18 food classifications (nuts, vegetables, fish, etc.). This is a complex organizational scheme. The book is easy to read with its tables, figures, and equations well done. There are over 200 pages of tables with nearly 3,000 references. Most of the cited literature is from the 1960's with a cut-off date of 1968-69. The references would have been more usable if they were in alphabetical order. The tables seem to be organized from cards and give instrumental conditions, techniques, detection limits, and other pertinent information. Although the organization is understandable, it is difficult to find meaningful information in the tables. If one wants a method for a particular component, it is rather difficult to find. The reference must be obtained to use the instrumental procedure. There were errors in citing the reviewers' references. This was unfortunate since a check of many additional references indicated they were correct. It might have been better if the author had been more selective in his references since sheer numbers are not all important. The author has tried to cover everything and has not quite succeeded. Anyone who purchases this book to find a ready solution to a specific problem will be disappointed. The real value of a book is in being able to find what one wants. Although there are a general index and an index of food analysis references, it is still rather difficult to find specific information. This might be owing to the age-old problem of trying to figure out how a librarian would index specific material.
A N A L Y T I C A L C H E M I S T R Y , V O L . 46, NO. 6, MAY
1974 · 535 A
