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Konig gives the following as the composition of the fruit 

 from Brazil and Yene'zuek— the first analysis being by 

 Corenwinder, and the other by Marcano and Miintz : — 



Brazil. Venezuela. Mean. 



"Water 



73-8 73=10 



Albuminoids -. 2-14 1-60 1-87 



Fat 



<dQ -30 -63 



Mtrogen free extractive ... 23-09 23-00 '2?y^o 



Cellulose 



Ash 



, -38 -20 -29 



103 MO 1-06 



The fruit consisted of about 40 per cent, -pericarp and 

 60 percent, pulp. The pericarp afforded 14*7 per cent, of solid 

 residue, containing I'G per cent, of grape sugar. The 

 anhydrous fruit from Brazil contained 1 '24 per cent, nitrogen 

 and 83*66 per cent, carbohydrates ; that from Venezuela, -97 per 

 cent, nitrogen and 87-78 per cent, carbohydrates. Plantain meal 

 from' Venezuela had the following percentage composition : — 



Water 1490 



Albuminoid's 2-90 



Fat 



50 



Mtrogen free extractive 77*90 



Cellulose 

 Ash 



1-60 

 2-20 



The nitrogen free extractive from the ripe fresh fruit and 

 meal had the following composition ; 



Brazil. Yeneziiela- Meal. 



Cane sugar 15-90 5'90 l"^^ 



Grape sugar ......... -S'oO 6-40 ^'3*^ 



Starch , -60 -40 66-10 



The ash of the fruit from Brazil had the following percentage 

 composition :— Potassium sulphate, 3-61; Potassium chloride, 

 14-34 ; Magnesium phosphate, 8-77; Potassium oxide, 27-12; 

 Potassium carbonate, 41-66 ; Calcium carbonate, 1*17; Oxide 

 of iron, -36 ; Sand, 2-06 per cent. 



