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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 Investigations 



COMPOSITION OF FOOD MATERIALS. 



Protein Fat Carbohydrates Ash 



WHOLE EGG 



Water 



EGG 



WHITE AND YOLK 



Fuel Value 

 ^isSq. In. Equals 

 1000 Calories 



Protein: 



14 

 Fat: 10.5 



Ash:1. 



FUEL VALUE OF 



WHOLE EGG: 



700 CALORIES 

 PER POUND 



CREAM CHEESE 



Water: 34. 



FUEL VALUE OF YOLK: 



1 608 CALORIES 

 PER POUND 



tein:13.0 



Fat: 0.2 

 Ash:0.6 



FUEL VALUE OF WHITE: 



I 



265 CALORIES 

 PER POUND 



COTTAGE CHEESE 



tein:25.9 Wate r :72 -0 



Carbo- 

 y-d rates: 2.4 



Protein: 20. 9 



hydrates: 4.3 



: 1.8 



FUEL VALUE: 



1 950 CALORIES PER POUND 



510 CALORIES PER POUND 



FIG. 26. Composition of eggs and cheese. 



