FOOD-GRAINS OF INDIA. 



supplies of fish are the chief reasons why these defects have not 

 been generally remedied. In many countries some improvement 

 in this direction has been effected by the more abundant 

 employment of pulse in the daily rations. As an illustration of the 

 divergencies between an actual and a standard dietary we may 

 cite the case of the average European soldier : 



Actual. Standard. 



Albuminoids 4-0 oz. ... 5-0 oz. 



Fat 1-25 ... 3-0 



Carbohydrates ... ... i8'o ... 14-0 



Nutrient-ratio = i : 5^25 ... i : 4^25 



Nutrient-value 24*9 oz. ... 25*9 oz. 



