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M ll-NCE OF HOME AND COMMUNITY 



U. S. Depirtment of Agriculture 



Office of Experiment Stations 



A. C. True: Director 



Prepared by 

 C. F. LANGWORTHY 

 Expert in Charge of Nutrition Investioation: 



COMPOSITION OF FOOD MATERIALS. 



fnrnnm Fueivaiue 



Water |^J^6 Sq. In. Equal 



WHEAT 



nn 



Protein Fat Carbohydrates Ah 



CORN 



otein . 10 . 



: 1.7 



FUEL VALUE: 



^^^^_^_^ 



:73.4 Carbohydrates: 73. 7 ^g| 



FUEL VALUE: 



BUCKWHEAT 



1800 IKIES Protein :10.0-^pWater: 12.6 175 QR|ES 



KM POUND Carbo- *fcP&^ Fat: 2. 2 PER POUND 



hydrates :73. 2^*&& Ash: 2.0 



FEL VALUE: 



OAT 



m^m 



-Water: 11.0 1600 CALORIES 

 Fat:5.0-^|^-protein:118 PER POU D F 



/^:.2 RYE H^S^ 



__-^L^Water:10.5 



Protein: 12.2 c 



Jg:^ FUEL VALUE: 



1 7"20 CALORIES 

 PER POUND 



PUPOUIO 



FIG. 28. Composition of cereals. 



