TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



INTRODUCTORY 



PAGE 



Chemical relations of plants and animals Ultimate and proximate 



composition Why food is necessary I 



PART L CONSTITUENTS OF PLANTS 

 AND ANIMALS 



CHAPTER II 



THE MINERAL SALTS 



Chemical composition of ashes Functions of ash ingredients . . 7 



CHAPTER III 



THE CARBOHYDRATES 



General properties Occurrence and functions Classification 

 Sugars Starch Cellulose Crude fibre Dextrine Glycogen 

 Inulin Gums Mucilage Appendix (optical activity) . 14 



CHAPTER IV 



FATS AND FIXED OILS 



General properties Chemical composition Saponification Fatty 

 acids Drying oils Lecithin Rancidity Natural fats 

 Quantitative determination of fat 39 



CHAPTER V 



NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS (AMIDES) 



Types General properties Constitutional formulae Occurrence 



Alkaloids Ptomaines Peptides 48 



