NUT GROWING 



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Average Composition of Nuts and Nut Products 



a Contains some wheat gluten. b It is claimed that such goods are nut products. 



Refuse, mostly shell, constitutes a con- 

 siderable proportion of the nuts as pur- 

 chased, varying greatly with the different 

 kinds. With fresh chestnuts the propor- 

 tion is nearly 16 per cent, dry chestnuts 

 23 per cent, peanuts 27 per cent, almonds 

 47 per cent, and butternuts 86 per cent. 



The edible portion of nuts, with few 

 exceptions, is very concentrated food, 

 containing little water and much fat. In 

 general, nuts are also rich in protein. 



Those ranking highest in this nutrient, 

 the pignolia, a variety of pinenut im- 

 ported from Spain, with 33.9 per cent, the 

 peanut with 29.8 per cent, and the but- 

 ternut with 27.9 per cent protein, sur- 

 pass most ordinary animal or vegetable 

 foods in this respect. The almond, beech- 

 nut, and pistachio, with 21.4 per cent, 21.8 

 per cent, and 22.6 per cent, respectively, 

 fompai'e favorably with dried legumes. 

 The Brazil nut contains 17.4 per cent pro- 



