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SCIENCE OF HOME AND COMMUNITY 



U. S. Department of Agriculture Prepared by 



Office of Experiment Stations C. F. LANGWORTHY 



A. C. True: Director Expert in Charge of Nutrition Investigatio 



COMPOSITION OF FOOD MATERIALS. 



minium E^S Mm BSS^ mm\ ^m, Fueivaiue 



Protein Fat Carbohydrate* Ash Water i^B'1 8 ^? / ; l l Equ . a 



"*" 1000 Calorie 



WHOLE EGG EGG 



WHITE AND YOLK 



'tein:13. 

 Fat: 0.2 



: UEL VALUE OF 



T 



700 CALORIES 

 PER POUND 



CREAM CHEESE 



Water: 



FUEL VALUE OF YOLK: 



1 608 CALORIES 

 PER POUND 



Ash:0.6 



FUEL VALUE OF WHITE: 



C 



265 CALORIES 

 PER POUND 



COTTAGE CHEESE 



.teln^S.gW^f 172 ^ 



Carbo- 

 ydrates: 2.4 



Protein: 20.9 



Carbo 



hydrates:4.3 



FUEL VAIUE: 



510 CALORIES PER POUND 



FlG. 26. Composition of eggs and cheese. 



