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THE COMPOSITION OF RED PEPPERS. 



Winton, Ogden, and Mitchell 

 paprika as follows: 



give the results on 1 sample of 



Results on 1 sample of paprika (Winton, Ogden, and Mitchell'). 



Per cent. 



Moisture 8. 77 



Total ash , 6. 45 



Water soluble ash 5. 05 



Ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid 11 



Volatile ether extract 1. 12 



Nonvolatile ether extract 7. 74 



Crude fiber 22. 59 



This sample was prepared from dried pods, which were from 7 to 

 10 cm long, flattened, from 3 to 7 cm wide, and of a deep red color. 



SUMMARY. 



In the following table have been collected the maximum and 

 minimum figures from the literature, and the results from the samples 

 examined by the authors. A much wider variation is found in the 



former. 



TABLE 5. Maximum and minimum results on paprika. 



DATA OBTAINED BY AUTHORS. 



DATA FROM LITERATURE. 





1 Conn. Agr. Exper. Sta., Ann. Rept., 1899, p. 102. 



