TABLE OF FOOD VALUES.

Compiled from such authorities as Church, Payer, Letheby, Blyth, Hemmeter, Pavy, Holbrook, Oldfield, Miles, and Broadbent, etc.

Percentage of

Water. Protein. Fat. Starch Matter or Sugar. Mineral Matter. Total Nutri- ment.

FLESH-FOODS. Lean Beef 72·0 19·3 3·6 5·1 28·0

Veal 71·0 17·0 11·0 1·0 29·0

Mutton(Medium Fat) 65·2 14·5 19·5 0·8 34·8

Fat Pork 39·0 9·8 48·9 2·3 61·0

Chicken (flesh) 72·4 21·6 4·7 1·3 27·6

Fish (Sole) 86·1 11·9 0·2 1·2 13·3

Salmon 77·0 16·1 5·3 1·5 23·0

EGGS. Eggs. 64·0 14·0 10·5 1·5 26·0

White of Egg 78·0 12·4 1·6 14·0

Yolk of Egg 52·0 16·0 30·7 1·3 48·0

MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS. Milk (Cow's) 86·0 4·1 3·9 5·2 0·8 14·0

Cheese: Cheddar 36·0 28·4 31·1 4·5 64·0

Cheese: Stilton 32·0 26·2 37·8 4·0 67·0

Cheese: Gruyère 40·0 31·5 24·0 3·0 58·5

Cheese: Dutch 36·10 29·43 27·54 56·97

Cheese: Parmesan 27·56 44·08 15·95 5·72 65·75

Butter 12·6 86·4 0·8 87·2

CEREALS AND FARINACEOUS FOODS. Wheatmeal (Artox) 13·13 12·84 2·30 68·0 1·33 84·47

Oatmeal 10·4 15·6 6·11 63·6 3·0 89·1

Barley Meal 14·6 6·7 1·3 75·5 1·1 84·6

Bran 12·5 16·4 3·5 43·6 6·0 69·5

Rice (once milled) 10·4 11·4 0·4 79·0 0·4 91·2

Macaroni (Best) 10·8 11·7 1·6 72·9 3·0 89·2

Sago, Tapioca and Arrowroot 14·0 1·6 0·6 83·0 0·4 85·6

BREAD FOODS. Wholemeal Bread (Artox) 46·0 7·5 1·4 42·0 1·3 52·2

White Bread 40·0 3·5 1·0 51·2 1·0 56·5

Granose Biscuits 3·1 14·2 1·7 77·5 1·9 95·3

LEGUMES. Haricots (White) 9·9 25·5 2·8 55·7 3·2 87·2

Lentils, Egyptian 12·3 25·9 1·9 53·0 3·0 83·0

Peas (Dried) 8·3 23·8 2·1 58·7 2·1 86·7

Peas (Green) 81·8 3·4 0·4 13·7 0·7 18·2

Pea Nuts 6·5 28·3 46·2 1·8 3·3 79·6

NUTS. Chestnuts 7·3 14·6 2·4 69·0 3·3 89·3

Walnuts 7·2 15·8 57·4 13·0 2·0 88·2

Filberts 38·0 18·4 28·5 11·1 1·5 59·5

Brazil Nuts 6·0 16·4 64·7 6·6 3·3 91·0

Coconuts 46·6 5·5 36·0 8·1 1·0 50·5

Pine Kernels 5·0 9·2 70·5 14·0 0·3 94·0

Almonds 6·2 23·5 53·0 7·8 3·0 87·3

FRESH FRUITS. Bananas 74·1 1·9 0·8 22·9 1·0 26·6

Apples 84·8 0·4 0·5 12·0 0·5 13·4

Grapes 78·2 1·3 1·7 14·7 0·5 18·2

Strawberries 87·6 1·1 0·7 6·8 0·6 9·2

DRIED FRUITS. Raisins 14·0 2·5 4·7 64·7 4·1 76·0

Figs 17·5 6·1 0·9 65·9 2·3 75·2

French Plums 26·4 2·4 0·8 65·5 1·7 70·4

Dates 20·8 6·6 0·2 65·3 1·6 73·7

VEGETABLES. Carrots 86·5 1·2 0·3 9·2 0·9 11·6

Turnips 90·3 0·9 0·15 5·0 0·8 6·85

Cauliflower (Head) 90·8 2·2 0·4 4·7 0·8 8·1

Potatoes 75·0 2·2 0·2 21·0 1·0 24·4

Mushrooms 90·3 4·3 0·3 3·7 1·4 9·7

Tomatoes 91·9 1·3 0·2 5·0 0·7 7·2

Asparagus 93·7 1·8 0·7 0·5 3·0

Beet 87·5 1·3 9·0 1·1 11·4

Parsnip 82·0 1·2 0·6 7·2 9·0

Spinach 88·5 3·5 4·4 2·0 9·9

Cabbage 90·0 1·9 2·5 1·2 5·6