Comparative Tables OF Vegetable and Animal FOODS.
Reading edition
IN 100 PARTS.
Nitrogenous Matter. Hydro-carbonate Matter. Saline Matter. Water.
Lean beef 19.3 3.6 5.1 72.0
Fat beef 14.8 29.8 4.4 51.0
Lean mutton 18.3 4.9 4.8 72.0
Fat mutton 12.4 31.1 3.5 53.0
Veal 16.5 15.8 4.7 63.0
Fat pork 9.8 48.9 2.3 39.0
Dried ham 8.8 73.3 2.9 15.0
Tripe 13.2 16.4 2.4 68.0
White fish 18.1 2.9 1.0 78.0
Red fish (salmon) 16.1 5.5 1.4 77.0
Oysters 14.010 1.515 2.695 80.385
Mussels 11.72 2.42 2.73 75.74
White of egg 20.4 . . . . . 1.6 78.0
Yolk of egg 16.0 30.7 1.3 52.0
Cow's milk (lactin) 4.1 3.9 0.8 86.0
Cream 2.7 26.7 1.8 66.0
Butter . . . . . 83.0 2.0 15.0
Gruyere cheese 31.5 24.0 3.0 40.0
Roquefort 26.52 30.14 5.07 34.55
Dutch 29.43 27.54 . . . . . 36.10
Chester 25.99 26.34 4.16 35.92
Parmesan 44.08 15.95 5.72 27.56
Cheddar 28.4 31.1 4.5 36.0
IN 100 PARTS.
Carbohydrates. Nitrogenous Matter. Hydro-carbonate Matter. Saline Matter. Water.
Beans 55.86 30.8 2.0 3.65 8.40
White haricots 55.7 25.5 2.8 3.2 9.9
Dried peas 58.7 23.8 2.1 2.1 8.3
Lentils 56.0 25.2 2.6 2.3 11.5
Potatoes 21.9 2.50 0.11 1.26 74.0
Black truffles 16.0 8.775 0.560 2.070 72.0
Mushrooms 3.0 4.680 0.396 0.458 91.010
Carrots 14.5 1.3 0.2 1.0 83.0
Sea-kale 2.8 2.4 . . . . . (?) 3.0 93.3
Turnips 7.2 1.1 . . . . . 0.6 91.0
Cabbage 5.8 2.0 0.5 0.7 91.0
Garden beet 13.5 .4 . . . . . (?) 1.0 82.2
Tomato 6.0 1.4 . . . . . (?) .8 89.8
Sweet potato 26.25 1.50 0.30 2.60 67.50
Water-cress 3.2 1.7 . . . . . (?) .7 93.1
Arrowroot 82.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.0
Dry southern wheat 67.112 22.75 2.61 3.02 . . . . .
Dry common wheat 77.05 15.25 1.95 2.75 . . . . .
Oat-meal 63.8 12.6 5.6 3.0 15.0
Barley-meal 74.3 6.3 2.4 2.0 15.0
Rye-meal 73.2 8.0 2.0 1.8 15.0
Dry maize 71.55 12.50 8.80 1.25 . . . . .
Dry rice 89.65 7.55 0.80 0.90 . . . . .
Buckwheat 64.90 13.10 3.0 2.50 13.0
Quinoa-meal 56.80 20.0 5.0 (?) 1.0 15.0
Dhoorra-meal 74.0 9.0 2.6 2.3 . . . . .
Dried figs 65.9 6.1 0.9 2.3 17.5
Dates 65.3 6.6 0.2 1.6 20.8
Bananas (?) 19.0 4.820 0.632 0.791 73.900
Walnuts (peeled) 8.9 12.5 31.6 (?) 1.7 44.5
Filberts 11.1 8.4 28.5 (?) 1.5 48.0
Ground-nuts (peeled) 11.7 24.5 50.0 (?) 1.8 7.5
Cocoa-nut 8.1 5.5 35.9 (?) 1.0 46.6
Fresh chestnuts (peeled) 42.7 3.0 2.5 (?) 1.8 49.2
Locust bean 67.9 7.1 1.1 (?) 2.9 14.6
Cocoa-nibs 11.10 21.20 50.0 3.0 12.0
Chocolate
The analyses are those of Fresenius, Letheby, Pavy, Church, and others. From “The Perfect Way in Diet.”
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