136 



PISUM SATIVUM (green PEA) 



Water 



Ash 



Cellulose 



Fat 



Sugars 



Non-nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogenous matter ... 



84* 10 per cent. 



0-55 

 I -32 

 0-28 



2'00 



8-24 



351 



1 00 '00 



In the dry state they have about the same nutritive value 

 as beans : — ■ 



Water 



Ash 



Cellulose 



Fat 



Non-nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogenous matter ... 



1 2 "80 per cent. 



2-28 „ 



1-40 

 5776 

 20-56 



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The green pods yield about 50 per cent, of seeds, whilst 

 the proportion of seeds per cent, of dry pods varies between 

 90 and 92. 



Their weights vary according to the varieties, and the 

 average weight of 100 peas, according to M. Balland, is 

 15-1 gr. for Indian; 20-8 gr., 21-9 gr., 33-4 gr., 19 gr. 

 for New Caledonian ; and i6'3 gr. for those from Reunion. 



Their composition shows little variation, and the limits 

 observed for the above peas are 20*5 to 23 per cent, of nitro- 

 genous matter, 0-85 to 1-35 per cent, of fat, 2 to 37 per cent, 

 of ash, and 2-5 to 4-85 per cent, of cellulose. 



On the average the following figures are obtained : — 



Water ... 



Ash ... 



Cellulose 



Fat 



Non-nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogenous matter 



Average weight of loo peas 



Minimum 

 per cent. 



9-80 



2"00 



2-38 



0-85 

 56-18 

 18-II 



15-1 gr. 



Maximum 

 per cent. 



14-20 

 370 

 5-52 



1-65 

 61-10 

 26-68 



50 sr. 



The dry husks contain 48 per cent, of cellulose. 



Water 



Ash 



Cellulose 



Fat 



Non-nitrogenous matter 



Nitrogenous matter ... 



I2-20 per cent. 



2-50 

 48-50 



1-20 

 29-00 



6-60 



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