SCIENCE OF HOME AND COMMUNITY 



U.S. Depirtment of Agriculture 



Office ef Experiment Stations 



A.C. True: Director 



Prepared by 

 C.F. LAN6WORTHY 



Expert in Charge of Nutrition Investigation 



COMPOSITION OF FOOD MATERIALS. 



Protein 



COD 



Lean Fish 



Fat Carbohydrate* Ash 



325 CALORIES 

 PER POUNB 



Protein; 15. 8 



Water 



FttEL VALUE: 



Water 



^ Fuel Value 

 'is Sq. In. Equal 

 1000 Calories 



SALT COD 



OYSTER 



Water:86.9 



410 CALORIES 

 PER POUND 



Protein 21 

 Fat:0.3- 



Carbohydrates: 3. 

 SMOKED HERRING 



r ater:34.6 

 Protein:36.4 



FUEL VALUE- 



1 355 CALORIES 

 PER POUND 



MACKEREL 



Fat Fish 



sh:13. 



:1.2 



Fie. 27. Composition of fish. 



