TABLE II[167]

TABLE II[167]

Ash Constituents of Foods in Percentage of the Edible Portion

(Compiled from various sources)

Key:

A Calcium (Ca)

B Magnesium (Mg)

C Potassium (K)

D Sodium (Na)

E Phosphorus (P)

F Chlorine (Cl)

G Sulphur (S)

H Iron (Fe)

Food A B C D E F G H

Almonds .239 .251 .741 .019 .465 .037 .160 .00390

Apples .007 .008 .127 .011 .012 .005 .006 .00030

dried .032 .037 (.623) (.050) .048 (.025) ? (.0015)

Apricots .014 .010 .248 .038 .025 .002 .010 (.0003)

dried (.066) (.047) (1.157) (.177) (.117) (.009) ? (.0014)

Asparagus .025 .011 .196 .007 .039 .039 .041 .00100

Bacon (See Meat)

Bananas .009 .028 .401 .034 .031 .125 .010 .00060

Barley, entire .043 .141 .477 .076 .400 .016 .153 .00410

pearled .020 (.070) (.241) (.037) .181 (.016) (.120) (.0020)

Beans, dried .160 .156 1.229 .097 .471 .032 .215 .00700

kidney, dry .132 .139 1.144 .041 .475 .041 .227 .00720

Lima, dry .071 .188 1.741 .249 .338 .026 .161 .00700

Lima, fresh .028 (.070) (.613) (.088) .133 (.009) (.057) .00200

string, fresh .046 .025 .240 .019 .052 .024 .030 .00110

Beef (See Meat)

Beer .004 .008 .058 .013 .028 .006 .015 .00010

Beets .029 .021 .353 .093 .039 .058 .016 .00060

Blackberries .017 .021 .169 (.007) .034 (.010) .020 .00060

Blood (avg.) .008 .004 .075 .261 .031 .280 .137 .05260

Blueberries .020 .007 .051 .016 .008 .008 .011 .00090

Bluefish (See Fish)

Bread, Boston brown .129 .078 (.232) (.394) .185 (.607) .201 (.0030)

entire wheat (.05) (.05) (.208) (.394) (.175) (.607) (.120) (.0016)

graham (.05) (.05) (.291) (.394) (.218) (.607) .150 (.0025)

rye .024 .039 .151 .701 .148 1.025 .104 (.0016)

white .027 .023 .108 (.394) .093 (.607) .105 .00090

Breadfruit .084 .007 .235 .027 .068 .100 .049

Brussels sprouts .027 .040 .375 .004 .120 .040 .194 (.0011)

Buckwheat flour .039 .048 .130 .027 .226 .012 .071 .00120

Butter .015 .001 .014 (.788) .017 (1.212) (.010) .00020

Buttermilk .105 .016 .151 .064 .097 .099 .026 .00025

Cabbage .045 .015 .247 .027 .029 .024 .066 .00110

Cabbage greens .106 .030 .512 .025 .099 .068 .173 .00180

Cantaloupe .017 .012 .235 .061 .015 .041 .014 .00030

Capers .122 .022 .209 .051 .062 — — —

Carp (See Fish)

Carrots .056 .021 .287 .101 .046 .036 .022 .00060

Cauliflower .123 .014 .222 .068 .061 .050 .086 .00060

Caviar .137 .022 .422 .874 .176 1.819 — —

Celery .078 .014 .316 .084 .037 .156 .022 .00050

Chard .150 .071 .318 .086 .040 .039 .124 (.0025)

Cheese .931 .037 .089 .606 .683 .880 .263 .00130

Cherries .019 .016 .213 .023 .031 .014 .011 .00040

Cherry juice .017 .011 .200 .013 .018 .003 .006 (.0003)

Chestnuts .034 .051 .560 .065 .093 .006 .068 .00070

Chicken (See Meat)

Chocolate .092 (.293) (.563) .012 .455 (.051) .085 (.0027)

Cider .008 .011 .095 .020 .009 .006 .006 (.0002)

Citron .121 .018 .210 .011 .033 .003 .020 —

Clams, round .106 .098 .131 .705 .046 1.220 .224 —

soft, long .124 .079 .212 .500 .122 .910 .213 —

Cocoa .112 .420 .900 .059 .709 .051 .203 .00270

Coconut, dried .059 .059 .597 .073 .155 .239 (.056) —

fresh .024 .020 .300 .036 .074 .120 .028 —

Coconut milk .020 .009 .144 — .010 — .008 —

Cod (See Fish)

Corn (maize), mature .020 .121 .339 .036 .283 .045 .151 .00290

meal .018 .084 .213 .039 .190 .146 .111 .00090

sweet .006 .033 .113 .040 .103 .014 .046 .00080

sweet, dried .021 .121 .414 .146 .376 .050 .167 .00290

Cotton seed meal .265 .462 1.390 .234 1.193 .037 .485 —

Cowpeas .100 .208 1.402 .161 .456 .040 .240 —

Crackers .022 .011 .100 (.594) .102 (.910) .125 .00150

Cranberries .018 .007 .077 .010 .013 .009 .007 .00060

Cream .086 .010 .126 .035 .067 .080 .030 .00022

Cucumbers .016 .009 .140 .010 .033 .030 .020 .00020

Currants, dried .082 .044 .873 .081 .195 .060 .044 (.0025)

fresh .026 .017 .211 .007 .038 .006 .014 .00050

Currant juice .021 .010 .185 (.006) .018 .004 .005 —

Dandelion .105 .036 .461 .168 .072 .099 .017 .00270

Dates .065 .069 .611 .055 .056 .228 .070 .00300

Duck (See Meat)

Eggplant .011 .015 (.140) (.010) .034 .024 .016 .00050

Eggs .067 .011 .140 .143 .180 .106 .195 .00300

Egg white .015 .010 .160 .156 .014 .155 .216 .00010

Egg yolk .137 .016 .115 .075 .524 .094 .166 .00860

Endive .104 .013 .380 .109 .038 .167 .035 —

Farina .021 .025 .120 .065 .125 .076 .155 .00080

Figs, dried .162 .071 .964 .046 .116 .043 .056 .00300

fresh .053 .022 .303 .012 .036 .014 .010 —

Fish[168]

Flaxseed .204 .252 .901 .050 .627 .022 .170 —

Flour, buckwheat .010 .048 .130 .027 .176 .012 .071 .00120

entire wheat .031 (.090) (.274) (.037) .238 (.070) (.180) .00250

graham .039 (.133) (.457) (.037) .364 (.070) .183 .00370

white .020 .018 .115 .060 .092 .074 .177 .00100

rye .018 .081 .463 .019 .289 .055 .123 .00130

Fowl (See Meat)

Gluten feed .247 .221 .250 .420 .542 .090 .558 —

Goose (See Meat)

Gooseberries .035 .014 .197 .038 .031 — .011 .00050

Grapefruit .021 .009 .161 .004 .020 .005 .010 .00030

Grape juice .011 .009 .106 .005 .011 .002 .009 .00030

Grapes .019 .010 .197 .015 .031 .005 .024 .00030

Guava .014 .008 .384 — .030 .045 — —

Haddock (See Fish)

Halibut (See Fish)

Ham (See Meat)

Hazelnuts .287 .140 .618 .019 .354 .067 .198 .00410

Herring (See Fish)

Hominy .011 .058 .174 .020 .144 .046 (.136) (.0009)

Honey .004 .018 .386 .001 .019 .029 .001 .00070

Horseradish .096 .039 .468 .062 .076 .016 .190 —

Huckleberries .020 .007 .051 .016 .008 .008 .011 .00090

Huckleberry wine .009 .004 .042 .006 .004 .001 .006 —

Jam[169]

Jelly .014 (.010) (.100) (.013) .008 (.004) (.007) (.0003)

Kohl-rabi .077 .033 .370 .050 .071 .053 .057 .00060

Lamb (See Meat)

Leeks .058 .014 .199 .081 .006 .024 .072 —

Lemons .036 .007 .175 .004 .022 .002 .011 .00060

Lemon juice .024 .010 .127 .009 .010 .003 .006 —

Lemon, sweet .030 .006 .442 — .042 .013 .016 —

Lentils, dry .107 .101 .877 .062 .438 .050 .277 .00860

Lettuce .043 .017 .339 .027 .042 .074 .014 .00070

Limes .055 .014 .350 .062 .036 .039 .011 —

Lime juice — — — — — — .003 —

Linseed meal .413 .432 1.083 .251 .741 .085 .396 —

Lupins, dry .191 .191 .840 .073 .520 .034 — —

fresh .053 .022 .303 .012 .036 .014 .010 —

Macaroni .022 .037 .130 .008 .144 .073 .172 .00120

Mackerel (See Fish)

Mamey .009 .012 .345 — .028 .140 — —

Mango .021 .007 .235 — .017 .019 .013 —

Mangolds .026 .030 .334 .071 .038 .082 .026 —

Maple syrup .107 .034 .208 .010 .013 (.010) (.005) (.003)

Meat[170]

Meat extract, solid .085 .363 7.347 2.394 2.800 3.117 — —

Meat peptone .025 .124 2.440 .641 1.130 .561 .222 —

Milk (cow’s), whole .120 .012 .143 .051 .093 .106 .034 .00024

skimmed (.122) (.012) (.149) (.052) (.096) (.110) (.035) .00025

condensed (.300) (.032) (.374) (.134) .235 (.280) (.090) .00060

buffalo .203 .016 .099 .038 .125 .062 — —

camel’s .143 .021 .114 .019 .098 .105 — —

goat’s .128 .013 .145 .079 .103 .014 .037 —

human .034 .005 .047 .010 .015 .035 — —

mare’s .083 .007 .081 .010 .054 .029 — —

sheep’s .207 .008 .187 .030 .123 .071 — —

Millet .014 .167 .290 .085 .327 .019 — —

Molasses .211 .068 1.349 .019 .044 .317 .129 .00730

Mushrooms .017 .016 .384 .027 .108 .021 .051 —

Muskmelon .017 .012 .235 .061 .015 .041 .014 .00030

Mustard .492 .260 .761 .056 .755 .016 1.230 —

Mutton (See Meat)

Oatmeal .069 .110 .344 .062 .392 .069 .202 .00380

Okra .071 .010 .035 .043 .019 — — —

Olives .122 .002 1.526 .128 .014 .004 .027 .00290

Onions .034 .016 .178 .016 .045 .021 .070 .00060

Oranges .045 .012 .177 .012 .021 .006 .011 .00020

Orange juice .029 .011 .182 .008 .016 .003 .009 .00020

Oysters .052 .037 .091 .459 .155 .590 .187 .00450

Paprika .229 .164 2.075 .178 .341 .155 — —

Parsnips .059 .034 .518 .004 .076 .030 .036 .00060

Peaches .016 .010 .214 .022 .024 .004 .009 .00030

dried .034 .056 (.830) .082 .146 — .212 (.0012)

Peanuts .071 .180 .654 .050 .399 .056 .224 .00200

Pears .015 .011 .132 .016 .026 .011 .010 .00030

Pear juice .009 .008 1.400 — .011 — .009 —

Peas, dried .084 .149 .903 .104 .400 .035 .219 .00570

fresh .028 .038 .285 .013 .127 .024 .063 .00170

Pecan nuts .089 .152 (.332) — .335 .050 .113 .00260

Pepper, green, fresh .006 .010 (.139) — .026 .013 .014 .00040

Pepper, black, dry .440 .156 1.140 .131 .188 .312 — —

Pepper, white, dry .425 .113 — — .233 .029 — —

Perch (See Fish)

Persimmons .022 .009 .292 .011 .021 .002 .005 —

Pineapple .018 .011 .321 .016 .028 .051 .009 .00050

Plums .020 .011 .203 .019 .032 .002 .009 .00050

Pomegranate .011 .005 .063 .085 .105 .003 — .00040

Pork (See Meat)

Potatoes .014 .028 .429 .021 .058 .038 .030 .00130

sweet .019 .028 .397 .039 .045 .094 .024 .00050

Prunes, dried .054 .055 1.030 .069 .105 .017 .037 .00300

Pumpkin .023 .008 (.320) .065 .059 — .021 (.0008)

Radishes .021 .012 .218 .069 .029 .054 .041 .00060

Raisins .064 .083 .820 .133 .132 .082 .051 .00210

Raspberries .049 .024 .173 — .052 — .017 .00060

Raspberry juice .021 .016 .134 .005 .012 — .009 —

Rhubarb .044 .017 .325 .025 .031 .036 .013 .00100

Rice, brown — — — — .207 — — .00200

white .009 .033 .070 .025 .096 .054 .117 .00090

Romaine (salad) .045 .032 .306 .016 .053 .073 .019 —

Rutabagas .074 .018 .399 .083 .056 .058 .083 —

Rye, entire (See also Bread and Flour) .055 .130 .453 .035 .385 .025 .170 .00390

Salmon (See Fish)

Sapota .026 .008 .179 — .006 .087 — —

Shredded wheat .041 .144 — — .324 — — .00450

Shrimp .096 — — — — — — —

Soup, canned .036 — .033 — .030 — — —

canned vegetable .025 .013 .101 — .038 — .025 —

Spinach .067 .037 .774 .125 .068 .074 .038 .00360

Squash, summer, seeds removed .018 .008 .150 .002 — — — (.0006)

with seeds .024 .012 .180 .004 — — — (.0006)

Squash, winter .019 .011 .320 .004 — — — (.0006)

Strawberries .041 .019 .147 .050 .028 .006 .014 .00080

Tamarind .007 .021 — — .072 .007 .009 —

Tapioca .023 — — — .090 .018 .029 .00160

Tomatoes .011 .010 .275 .010 .026 .034 .014 .00040

Tomato juice .006 .010 .310 .015 .015 .055 — —

Truffles .024 .018 .404 .077 .062 .039 — —

Turnips .064 .017 .338 .056 .046 .041 .065 .00050

Turnip tops .347 .028 .307 .082 .049 .168 .069 —

Veal (See Meat)

Vinegar (cider) .016 .008 .165 — .013 — .017 (.0003)

Walnuts .089 .134 (.332) — .358 .040 .172 .00210

Water cress .187? .034 .287 .099 .005 .061 .167 .00190

Watermelon .011 .003 .073 .008 .003 .008 .007 —

Wheat, entire (See also Bread and Flour) .045 .133 .473 .039 .423 .068 .181 .00500

Wheat bran .120 .511 1.217 .154 1.215 .090 .247 .00780

Wheat germ .071 .342 .296 .722 1.050 .070 .325 —

Wheat gluten .078 .045 .007 .028 2.000 .050 .920 —

Whey .044 .008 .157 .038 .035 .119 .009 ?

Whortleberries, entire .031 .021 .261 .021 .042 — — —

flesh only .020 .011 .087 — .018 — — —

Wine (avg.) .009 .010 .104 .008 .015 .011 .015 (.0003)

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