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Dietetics for Nurses

APPENDIX

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TABLE I[165]

Edible Organic Nutrients and Fuel Values of Foods[166]

E.P. signifies edible portion; A.P. signifies as purchased.

Key:

A Protein (N × 6.25) Per Cent

B Fat Per Cent

C Carbohydrate Per Cent

D Fuel Value per Pound Calories

E 100 Calorie Portion Grams

Food A B C D E

Almonds E.P. 21.0 54.9 17.3 2940 15

A.P. 11.5 30.2 9.5 1615 28

Apples E.P. .4 .5 14.2 285 159

A.P. .3 .3 10.8 214 212

Apricots E.P. 1.1 — 13.4 263 174

A.P. 1.0 — 12.6 247 184

Artichoke, French E.P. 3.4 .5 12.0 300 151

A.P. 1.7 .3 6.0 150 302

Asparagus, fresh E.P. 1.8 .2 3.3 100 450

cooked A.P. 2.1 3.3 2.2 213 213

Avocado E.P. 2.1 20.1 7.4 993 46

A.P. 1.4 13.2 4.8 652 70

Bacon, smoked E.P. 10.5 64.8 — 2840 16

A.P. 9.5 59.4 — 2372 19

Bananas E.P. 1.3 .6 22.0 447 101

A.P. .8 .4 14.3 290 156

Barley, pearled 8.5 1.1 77.8 1615 28

Beans, dried 22.5 1.8 59.6 1565 29

Lima, dried 18.1 1.5 65.9 1586 29

Lima, fresh E.P. 7.1 .7 22.0 557 82

A.P. 3.2 .3 9.9 250 182

string, fresh E.P. 2.3 3.0 7.4 184 241

A.P. 2.1 3.0 6.9 176 259

baked, canned A.P. 6.9 2.5 19.6 583 78

red kidney, canned 7.0 .2 18.5 471 96

Beef, brisket, medium fat E.P. 15.8 28.5 — 1449 31

A.P. 12.0 22.3 — 1130 40

chuck, average E.P. 19.2 15.4 — 978 46

A.P. 15.8 12.5 — 797 58

corned, average E.P. 15.6 26.2 — 1353 34

A.P. 14.3 23.8 — 1230 37

cross ribs, average E.P. 15.9 28.2 — 1440 32

A.P. 13.8 24.8 — 1262 36

dried, salted, and smoked E.P. 30.0 6.5 .4 817 56

A.P. 26.4 6.9 — 760 60

flank, lean E.P. 20.8 11.3 — 838 54

A.P. 20.5 11.0 — 821 55

fore quarter, lean E.P. 18.9 12.2 — 842 54

A.P. 14.7 9.5 — 655 69

fore shank, lean E.P. 22.0 6.1 — 647 70

A.P. 14.0 3.9 — 414 110

heart E.P. 16.0 20.4 1.0 1140 40

A.P. 14.8 24.7 .9 1292 35

hind quarter, lean E.P. 20.0 13.4 — 907 50

A.P. 16.7 11.2 — 757 60

hind shank, lean E.P. 21.9 5.4 — 617 75

A.P. 9.1 2.2 — 255 179

hind shank, fat E.P. 20.4 18.8 — 1171 40

A.P. 9.9 9.1 — 552 83

liver E.P. 20.4 4.5 1.7 584 78

A.P. 20.2 3.1 2.5 537 85

loin E.P. 19.7 12.7 — 877 52

A.P. 17.1 11.1 — 764 60

neck, lean E.P. 21.4 8.4 — 732 62

A.P. 15.1 5.9 — 493 93

neck, medium fat E.P. 20.1 16.5 — 1040 44

A.P. 14.5 11.9 — 749 61

plate, lean E.P. 15.6 18.8 — 1051 43

A.P. 13.0 15.5 — 867 52

Porterhouse steak E.P. 21.9 20.4 — 1230 37

A.P. 19.1 17.9 — 1077 42

rib rolls, lean A.P. 20.2 10.5 — 795 57

ribs, lean E.P. 19.6 12.0 — 845 54

A.P. 15.2 9.3 — 654 69

ribs, fat E.P. 15.0 35.6 — 1721 26

A.P. 12.7 30.6 — 1480 31

round, lean E.P. 21.3 7.9 — 709 64

A.P. 19.5 7.3 — 649 70

round, free from visible fat 23.2 2.5 — 512 87

rump, lean E.P. 20.9 13.7 — 940 49

A.P. 19.1 11.0 — 796 57

rump, fat E.P. 16.8 35.7 — 1763 26

A.P. 12.9 27.6 — 1361 33

sides, lean E.P. 19.3 13.2 — 890 51

A.P. 15.5 10.6 — 715 64

sirloin steak E.P. 18.9 18.5 — 1099 41

A.P. 16.5 16.1 — 960 48

sweetbreads A.P. 16.8 12.1 — 799 57

tenderloin A.P. 16.2 24.4 — 1290 35

tongue E.P. 18.9 9.2 — 717 63

A.P. 14.1 6.7 — 529 86

Beets, cooked E.P. 2.3 .1 7.4 180 252

fresh E.P. 1.6 .1 9.7 209 217

A.P. 1.3 .1 7.7 167 271

Blackberries A.P. 1.3 1.0 10.9 262 173

Blackfish E.P. 18.7 1.3 — 393 116

A.P. 7.4 .7 — 163 279

Bluefish E.P. 19.4 1.2 — 402 113

A.P. 10.0 .6 — 206 220

Boston crackers 11.0 8.5 71.1 1835 25

Brazil nuts E.P. 17.0 66.8 7.0 3162 14

A.P. 8.6 33.7 3.5 1591 28

Bread, Boston brown 6.0 6.3 54.0 1345 34

graham 8.9 1.8 52.1 1189 38

rolls, water 9.0 3.0 54.2 1268 36

toasted 11.5 1.6 61.2 1385 33

white, home made 9.1 1.6 53.3 1199 38

milk 9.6 1.4 51.1 1158 39

Vienna 9.4 1.2 54.1 1199 38

average white 9.2 1.3 53.1 1182 38

whole wheat 9.7 .9 49.7 1113 41

Buckwheat flour 6.4 1.2 77.9 1580 29

Butter 1.0 85.0 — 3491 13

Buttermilk 3.0 .5 4.8 162 280

Butternuts E.P. 27.9 61.2 3.5 3065 15

A.P. 3.8 8.3 .5 417 109

Cabbage E.P. 1.6 .3 5.6 143 317

A.P. 1.4 .2 4.8 121 376

Calf’s-foot jelly 4.3 — 17.4 394 115

Carrots, fresh E.P. 1.1 .4 9.3 204 221

A.P. .9 .2 7.4 158 286

Cauliflower A.P. 1.8 .5 4.7 139 328

Celery E.P. 1.1 .1 3.3 84 542

A.P. .9 .1 2.6 68 672

Celery soup, canned 2.1 2.8 5.0 243 187

Cerealine 9.6 1.1 78.3 1640 28

Chard E.P. 3.2 .6 5.0 173 262

Cheese, American pale 28.8 35.9 .3 1990 23

American red 29.6 38.3 — 2102 22

Cheddar 27.7 36.8 4.1 2080 22

cottage 20.9 1.0 4.3 499 91

full cream 25.9 33.7 2.4 1890 24

Fromage de Brie 15.9 21.0 1.4 1170 39

Neufchâtel 18.7 27.4 1.5 1484 31

pineapple 29.9 38.9 2.6 2180 21

Roquefort 22.6 29.5 1.8 1645 28

Swiss 27.6 34.9 1.3 1945 23

Cherries, fresh E.P. 1.0 .8 16.7 354 128

A.P. .9 .8 15.9 337 134

canned A.P. 1.1 .1 21.1 407 112

Chestnuts, fresh E.P. 6.2 5.4 42.1 1098 41

A.P. 5.2 4.5 35.4 920 49

Chicken, broilers E.P. 21.5 2.5 — 493 92

A.P. 12.8 1.4 — 289 157

Chocolate 12.9 48.7 30.3 2768 16

Cocoa 21.6 28.9 37.7 2258 20

Cod, dressed A.P. 11.1 .2 — 209 217

salt E.P. 25.4 .3 — 473 96

A.P. 19.0 .4 — 361 126

Consommé, canned A.P. 2.5 — .4 53 862

Corn, green, canned 2.8 1.2 19.0 455 102

sweet, fresh E.P. 3.1 1.1 19.7 459 99

A.P. 1.2 .4 7.7 178 255

Corn meal 9.2 1.9 75.4 1620 28

Cowpeas, dried 21.4 1.4 60.8 1550 29

green E.P. 9.4 .6 22.7 603 76

Crackers, butter A.P. 9.6 10.1 71.6 1887 23

cream A.P. 9.7 12.1 69.7 1938 23

graham A.P. 10.0 9.4 73.8 1905 24

soda A.P. 9.8 9.1 73.1 1875 24

water A.P. 10.7 8.8 71.9 1855 24

Cranberries A.P. .4 .6 9.9 212 212

Cream 2.5 18.5 4.5 883 50

Cucumbers E.P. .8 .2 3.1 79 575

A.P. .7 .2 2.6 68 666

Currants, fresh 1.5 — 12.8 259 175

dried Zante 2.4 1.7 74.2 1455 31

Dandelion greens 2.4 1.0 10.6 277 164

Dates, dried E.P. 2.1 2.8 78.4 1575 29

A.P. 1.9 2.5 70.6 1416 32

Doughnuts 6.7 21.0 53.1 1941 23

Eggplant E.P. 1.2 .3 5.1 126 349

Eggs, uncooked E.P. 13.4 10.5 — 672 68

A.P. 11.9 9.3 — 594 76

Farina 11.0 1.4 76.3 1640 28

Figs, dried 4.3 .3 74.2 1437 32

Flounder A.P. 5.4 .3 — 110 412

E.P. 14.2 .6 — 282 161

Flour, rye 6.8 .9 78.7 1590 29

wheat, California fine 7.9 1.4 76.4 1585 29

wheat, entire 13.8 1.9 71.9 1630 28

wheat, graham 13.3 2.2 71.4 1628 28

wheat, patent baker’s grade 13.3 1.5 72.7 1623 28

wheat, straight grade 10.8 1.1 74.8 1608 28

wheat, average high and medium 11.4 1.0 75.1 1610 28

wheat, average low grade 14.0 1.9 71.2 1625 28

Fowls E.P. 19.3 16.3 — 1017 45

A.P. 13.7 12.3 — 752 60

Gelatin 91.4 .1 — 1660 27

Grape butter 1.2 .1 58.5 1088 42

Grapes E.P. 1.3 1.6 19.2 437 104

A.P. 1.0 1.2 14.4 328 138

Grapefruit E.P. .6 .1 12.2 235 193

A.P. .4 .1 8.9 172 264

Haddock E.P. 17.2 .3 — 324 140

A.P. 8.4 .2 — 160 283

Halibut steaks E.P. 18.6 5.2 — 550 83

A.P. 15.3 4.4 — 457 100

Ham, fresh lean E.P. 25.0 14.4 — 1042 44

A.P. 24.8 14.2 — 1030 44

fresh, medium E.P. 15.3 28.9 — 1458 31

A.P. 13.5 25.9 — 1303 35

smoked, lean E.P. 19.8 20.8 — 1209 38

A.P. 17.5 18.5 — 1073 42

Herring, whole E.P. 19.5 7.1 — 644 70

A.P. 11.2 3.9 — 362 125

smoked E.P. 36.9 15.8 — 1315 35

A.P. 20.5 8.8 — 731 62

Hominy 8.3 .6 79.0 1609 28

Honey .4 — 81.2 1481 31

Huckleberries .6 .6 16.6 336 135

Kohl-rabi E.P. 2.0 .1 5.5 140 324

Koumiss 2.8 2.1 5.4 234 194

Lamb, breast E.P. 19.1 23.6 — 1311 35

A.P. 15.4 19.1 — 1058 43

chops, broiled E.P. 21.7 29.9 — 1614 28

fore quarter E.P. 18.3 25.8 — 1385 33

A.P. 14.9 21.0 — 1127 40

hind quarter E.P. 19.6 19.1 — 1149 40

A.P. 16.5 16.1 — 953 48

leg roast 19.7 12.7 — 876 52

side E.P. 17.6 23.1 — 1263 36

A.P. 14.1 18.7 — 1015 45

Lard, refined — 100.0 — 4080 11

Lemon juice — — 9.8 178 255

Lemons E.P. 1.0 .7 8.5 201 226

A.P. .7 .5 5.9 140 323

Lettuce E.P. 1.2 .3 2.9 87 525

A.P. 1.0 .2 2.5 72 633

Liver, beef E.P. 20.4 4.5 1.7 583 78

A.P. 20.2 3.1 2.5 538 84

veal E.P. 19.0 5.3 — 562 81

Lobster, whole E.P. 16.4 1.8 .4 379 120

A.P. 5.9 .7 .2 139 326

canned A.P. 18.1 1.1 .5 382 119

Macaroni 13.4 .9 74.1 1625 28

Macaroons 6.5 15.2 65.2 1922 24

Mackerel E.P. 18.7 7.1 — 629 72

A.P. 10.2 4.2 — 356 127

salt E.P. 21.1 22.6 — 1305 35

A.P. 16.3 17.4 — 1005 45

Marmalade, orange .6 .1 84.5 1548 29

Milk, condensed, sweetened 8.8 8.3 54.1 1480 31

skimmed 3.4 .3 5.1 167 273

whole 3.3 4.0 5.0 314 145

Mince meat, commercial 6.7 1.4 60.2 1280 36

home made 4.8 6.7 32.1 942 48

Molasses, cane 2.4 — 69.3 1302 35

Mushrooms A.P. 3.5 .4 6.8 204 223

Muskmelons E.P. .6 — 9.3 180 252

A.P. .3 — 4.6 89 510

Mutton, fore quarter E.P. 15.6 30.9 — 1543 29

A.P. 12.3 24.5 — 1223 37

hind quarter E.P. 16.7 28.1 — 1450 31

A.P. 13.8 23.2 — 1197 38

leg E.P. 19.8 12.4 — 863 52

A.P. 16.5 10.3 — 718 63

side A.P. 13.0 24.0 — 1215 37

E.P. 16.2 29.8 — 1512 30

Nectarines E.P. .6 — 15.9 299 152

A.P. .6 — 14.8 280 162

Oatmeal 16.1 7.2 67.5 1811 25

Okra E.P. 1.6 .2 7.4 172 264

A.P. 1.4 .2 6.5 152 300

Olives, green E.P. 1.1 27.6 11.6 1357 33

A.P. .8 20.2 8.5 995 46

ripe E.P. 1.7 25.0 4.3 1130 40

A.P. 1.4 21.0 3.5 947 48

Onions, fresh E.P. 1.6 .3 9.9 220 206

A.P. 1.4 .3 8.9 199 228

Oranges E.P. .8 .2 11.6 233 195

A.P. .6 .1 8.5 169 268

Oxtail soup, canned A.P. 3.8 .5 4.2 166 274

Oysters E.P. 6.2 1.2 3.7 228 199

in shell A.P. 1.2 .2 .7 43 1065

canned A.P. 8.8 2.4 3.9 328 138

Parsnips E.P. 1.6 .5 13.5 294 154

A.P. 1.3 .4 10.8 236 192

Pea soup, canned A.P. 3.6 .7 7.6 232 196

Peaches, canned A.P. .7 .1 10.8 213 213

fresh E.P. .7 .1 9.4 188 242

A.P. .5 .1 7.7 153 297

Peanuts E.P. 25.8 38.6 24.4 2490 18

A.P. 19.5 29.1 18.5 1877 24

Pears, fresh E.P. .6 .5 14.1 288 158

A.P. .5 .4 12.7 256 177

Peas, canned A.P. 3.6 .2 9.8 252 180

dried 24.6 1.0 62.0 1611 28

green E.P. 7.0 .5 16.9 454 100

A.P. 3.6 .2 9.8 252 180

Peppers, green E.P. 1.1 .1 4.6 109 417

Persimmons E.P. .8 .7 31.5 615 74

Pies, apple 3.1 0.8 42.8 1233 37

custard 4.2 6.3 26.1 806 56

lemon 3.6 10.1 37.4 1156 39

mince 5.8 12.3 38.1 1300 35

squash 4.4 8.4 21.7 817 56

Pineapples, fresh E.P. .4 .3 9.7 196 232

canned A.P. .4 .7 36.4 695 65

Pine nuts (pignolias) 33.9 49.4 6.9 2757 16

Pistachios, shelled 22.3 54.0 16.3 2900 16

Plums E.P. 1.0 — 20.1 383 118

A.P. .9 — 19.1 363 125

Pomegranates E.P. 1.5 1.6 19.5 447 102

Pork chops, medium E.P. 16.6 30.1 — 1530 30

A.P. 13.4 24.2 — 1230 37

chuck ribs and shoulder E.P. 17.3 31.1 — 1585 29

A.P. 14.1 25.5 — 1298 35

fat, salt A.P. 1.9 86.2 — 3555 13

sausage A.P. 13.0 44.2 1.1 2030 22

side E.P. 9.1 55.3 — 2423 19

A.P. 8.0 49.0 — 2145 21

tenderloin A.P. 18.9 13.0 — 875 52

Potato chips A.P. 6.8 39.8 46.7 2598 17

Potatoes, white, raw E.P. 2.2 .1 18.4 378 120

A.P. 1.8 .1 14.7 302 149

sweet, raw E.P. 1.8 .7 27.4 558 81

A.P. 1.4 .6 21.9 447 102

Prunes, dried E.P. 2.1 — 73.3 1368 33

A.P. 1.8 — 62.2 1160 39

Pumpkins E.P. 1.0 .1 5.2 117 389

A.P. .5 .1 2.6 60 753

Radishes E.P. 1.3 .1 5.8 133 341

A.P. .9 .1 4.0 91 488

Raisins E.P. 2.6 3.3 76.1 1562 29

A.P. 2.3 3.0 68.5 1407 32

Raspberries, red 1.0 — 12.6 247 184

black 1.7 1.0 12.6 300 151

Rhubarb E.P. .6 .7 3.6 105 433

A.P. .4 .4 2.2 63 714

Rice 8.0 .3 79.0 1591 29

Salmon, dressed A.P. 13.8 8.1 — 582 78

whole E.P. 22.0 12.8 — 923 49

A.P. 15.3 8.9 — 642 71

Sausage, Bologna E.P. 18.7 17.6 .3 1061 43

A.P. 18.2 19.7 — 1135 40

farmer E.P. 29.0 42.0 — 2240 20

A.P. 27.9 40.4 — 2156 21

Shad, whole E.P. 18.8 9.5 — 727 61

A.P. 9.4 4.8 — 367 124

roe 20.9 3.8 2.6 582 78

Shredded wheat 10.5 1.4 77.9 1660 27

Spinach, fresh A.P. 2.1 .3 3.2 109 417

Squash E.P. 1.4 .5 9.0 209 217

A.P. .7 .2 4.5 103 443

Strawberries 1.0 .6 7.4 169 269

Succotash, canned 3.6 1.0 18.6 444 102

Sugar — — 100.0 1815 25

Tomatoes, fresh A.P. .9 .4 3.9 104 438

canned A.P. 1.2 .2 4.0 103 443

Tuna (tunny fish) E.P. 26.6 11.4 — 946 48

Turkey E.P. 21.1 22.9 — 1320 34

A.P. 16.1 18.4 — 1042 43

sandwich, canned 20.7 29.2 — 1568 29

Turnips E.P. 1.3 .2 8.1 178 256

A.P. .9 .1 5.7 124 367

Veal, breast E.P. 20.3 11.0 — 817 56

A.P. 15.3 8.6 — 629 72

cutlet E.P. 20.3 7.7 — 683 66

A.P. 20.1 7.5 — 670 68

fore quarter E.P. 20.0 8.0 — 690 66

A.P. 15.1 6.0 — 517 88

hind quarter E.P. 20.7 8.3 — 715 64

A.P. 16.2 6.6 — 534 85

side E.P. 20.2 8.1 — 697 65

A.P. 15.6 6.3 — 539 84

Vegetable soup, canned 2.9 — .5 62 735

Walnuts, California or English E.P. 18.4 64.4 13.0 3199 14

A.P. 4.9 17.3 3.5 859 53

black E.P. 27.6 56.3 11.7 3011 15

A.P. 7.2 14.6 3.0 780 59

Watermelons E.P. .4 .2 6.7 136 332

A.P. .2 .1 2.7 57 800

Wheat, cracked 11.1 1.7 75.5 1635 28

Whitefish E.P. 22.9 6.5 — 680 67

A.P. 10.6 3.0 — 315 144

Zwieback 9.8 9.9 73.5 1915 24

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