Table A-2 



Major mineral elements in the edible portion of foods 



(Grams per 100 g.) 



Cal- Mag- I'otas- Phos- Vhlo- 



FoOD cium nesium sium Sodium phorus rine Sulfur 



Almonds 254 .275 .756 .024 .475 .0.37 ACA 



Apples, fresh OCX) .000 .110 .015 .010 .004 .004 



dried 019 .029 .557 .072 .048 .019 .019 



Apricots, fresh OKI .012 .370 .021 .023 .004 .000 



dried 086 .002 1.924 .109 .1 19 .021 .031 



canned in sirup 010 .007 .250 .001 .015 .002' .001 



Asparagus 021 .015 .200 .008 .0(52 .047 .051 



Bacon, medium fat 013 ? V V .108 ? ? 



Bananas 008 .024 .412 .023 .028 .163 ,013 



Barley, grain 058 .126 .495 .070 .343 .139 .152 



Beans, navy, dried 103 .165 1.284 .189 .437 .007 224 



Lima, fresh 063 .067 .606 .089 .158 .009 .068 



dried 0.68 .181 1.899 .282 .381 .025 .156 



string or green 066 .032 .288 .012 .044 .045 .024 



green, canned 027 ? ? ? .019 ? ? 



baked, canned 049 .037 .344 (a ) .113 (a) .051 



Beef, medium fat Oil .032 .382 .066 .l(i1 .056 .221 



Beets 027 .027 .235 .053 .043 .040 .01 7 



Beet greens 118 .097 .390 ? .045 ? .035 



Brains Oil .016 .269 .160 .338 .155 .130 



Bread, white 079 ,034 .110 .517 .092 .602 ,083 



whole wheat 096 ? ? ? .263 ? ? 



rye 072 ? ? ? .147 ? ? 



Broccoli 130 .024 .352 .030 .076 .076 .126 



Brussels sprouts 034 .015 .375 ? .078 ? .098 



Buckwheat, grain 090 ? .450 ? .310 ? ? 



Butter 020 .002 .019 (a) .016 (a) .009 



Cabbage 046 .016 .217 .038 .031 .034 .074 



celery 043 .011 .400 .028 .041 .023 .013 



Cantaloupe 017 ,016 ,243 ,048 ,016 ,048 .016 



Carrots 039 .020 .219 .050 ,037 .035 .019 



canned 022 ? ? ? .024 ? ? 



Cashew nuts 046 .267 ? ? .428 ? ? 



Cauliflower 022 .023 .292 .048 .072 .038 .074 



Celery 050 .025 .320 .101 .040 .225 .021 



Chard 105 ,053 .318 .086 .036 .039 .124 



Cheese, cheddar 725 .031 ,116 ,900 ,495 ,972 ,214 



cottage 096 ? ? ? ,189 ? ? 



Swiss 925 ? ? ? .563 ? ? 



Cherries 018 ,012 .125 .015 .020 .004 .018 



Chestnuts 029 .048 .415 .037 .081 .010 .049 



Chicken 014 .047 .402 .054 .200 .034 .303 



Chocolate 098 .082 .400 .019 .446 .009 .114 



Clams 096 .090 ,172 ,603 .139 1.065 .219 



Cocoa 125 .192 .534 .060 .712 .050 .197 



Coconut, fresh 021 .040 .360 .040 .098 .120 .044 



dried, sweetened 043 .077 .693 .053 .191 .225 .076 



Collards 249 .017 ? ? .058 ? ? 



Corn, grain 010 .142 .300 .036 .256 .041 ,124 



sweet, fresh 009 ,047 ,278 .040 ,120 .014 .037 



sweet, canned 004 ? ? ? .051 ? ? 



Cornflakes Oil ? ? V .058 ? ? 



Cottonseed, wliole 140 .320 1.110 .290 .070 ? .240 



Cowpeas, dried 077 .265 1.305 .036 .451 ,019 .250 



Crabs 126 .117 .271 .366 .261 ,570 .255 



Crackers, graham 020 ? ? .203 ? ? ? 



soda 020 ? ? .096 ? ? V 



Cranberrips 014 .005 .056 .002 .011 .004 .008 



Cream 097 .006 .112 .031 .077 .067 .033 



Cucumbers 010 .020 .170 .026 .021 .028 .011 



Currants fresh 036 .031 .208 .015 .033 .010 .021 



dried 180 .155 1.040 .075 .220 .050 .105 



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