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in protein of any of the samples examined. The claims, "rich 

 in Gluten, Germ, Nitrates, Fat and Phosphates," certainly need 

 editing. Fortunately for the users it contains no nitrates. It 

 is evidently prepared from a hard wheat which has been decor- 

 ticated. The low cost and high protein content of Farinose make 

 it one of the most economical of the wheat preparations. 



Germea "is California White Wheat, the skin peeled off, and 

 the rest of the kernel (including germ and gluten) ground 

 coarse." The sample was much lower in protein (9 per cent) 

 than that examined in 1899 (12.90 per cent). The low per cent 

 of crude fiber (.30 per cent) and ash (.55 per cent) shows that 

 in the process of manufacture a good deal of the outer coating 

 of the berry is removed, the product approaching common flour 

 in composition. 



Granose Biscuit and Granose Flakes, although very different 

 in appearance, are put up by the same company and are so much 

 alike in chemical composition that they may be considered 

 together, the chief difference being in the amounts of fats and 

 crude fiber which they contain. The composition of Granose 

 Biscuit is very nearly that of a decorticated wheat, except in the 

 high ash content, which is probably due to the presence of com- 

 mon salt. The Granose Flakes resemble more closely an 

 undecorticated wheat, though somewhat deficient in fat and with 

 an excess of ash, probably due to the addition of salt. 



The fact that these goods, in spite of their high cost, seem to 

 meet with a ready sale demonstrates the business value of judi- 

 cious advertising and proves that the public is willing to pay a 

 generous price for an attractive article. Reference to the table 

 on page 92 shows that 10 cents will purchase only about half a 

 pound of Granose Biscuit, having an energy-producing value of 

 973 calories. Granose Flakes cost 22.4 cents per pound and 10 

 cents pays for less than 800 calories. The same amount of 

 money expended for flour would buy eight times as much protein 

 and nearly seven times as much energy-producing value. We 

 should not, however, lose sight of the fact that Granose Biscuit 

 and Granose Flakes are ready cooked and appetizing. Whether 

 the average consumer can afford to pay the price asked for these 

 goods is a question that can only be answered by the individual. 



Granula. "Prepared by a peculiar process original with us, 

 embracing the use of all the constituents of the grain, which is 



