0: (Contents of current edition) 1: Preface 2: Intro 3: Regions of origin 4: Cereals 5: Pulses (legumes) 6: Nuts and seeds 7: Fruits 8: Vegetables 9: Culinary herbs 10: Sugars, gums, gels and starches 11: Beverages 12: Spices and flavours 13: The plants in alphabetical order 14: Nutrients, diets and health 15: Quick guide to food plants 16: Glossary 17: Further reading

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Suitable for researchers and students in botany, horticulture and food science, as well as anyone interested in plants and / or food who may want to use the book as an illustrated mini encyclopaedia.

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Ben-Erik van Wyk is a Professor of Botany and holds the DST-NRF National Research Chair in Indigenous Plant Use at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He has a research interest in systematic botany and plant utilization.

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