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The amount of protein found in fruits with very few exceptions is so small as to be insignificant; fats are practically wholly absent from fruits, while sugar and dextrine are abundant.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association

It is prepared by adding a small quantity of gum arabic or of dextrine to the sensitizing solution.

From Photographic Reproduction Processes by Duchochois, Peter C.

It is soluble in water, and the solution has the property of inducing fermentation or hydrolysis of starch into dextrine and glucose.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

Postage stamp mucilage can be made by dissolving an ounce of dextrine in five ounces of hot water, and adding one ounce of acetic acid and one ounce of alcohol.

From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by Ford, J. Sawtelle

It is adulterated by facing and glazing; i.e. coloring the berries to resemble different grades and coating them with caramel and dextrine.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry