THE FOODS OF THE NEW EARTH 



Average Composition of Common Atherican Food Products 

 continued 



• Plain confectionery not containing nuts, fruit, or chocolate. 



tSuch vegetables as potatoes, squash, beets, etc., have a certain amount of 

 inedible material, skin, seeds, etc. The amount varies with the method of 

 preparing the vegetables, and can not be accurately estimated. The figures 

 given for refuse of vegetables, fruits, etc., are assumed to represent approxi- 

 mately the amount of refuse in these foods as ordinarily prepared. 



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