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Miscellaneous desserts. Oui* survey took into consideration 

 only seven of the innumerable miscellaneous desserts (see Table 9). 

 The calories per gram of air-dry matter are highest in the whipped 

 cream cake, owing to its fat content, but with the other desserts 

 average 4.3, not far from the caloric value of carbohydrate. The pro- 

 tein content per ten cents is low. The energy content per ten cents 

 varies from 131 to 592 calories. 



Table 9. Desserts. 



* Sample 118 cost 5 cents, all the others 10 cents each. 



t Served with whipped cream. 



t Flavored with cinnamon and sugar; served with 1% tbsp. thin cream. 



§ Cake, whipped cream, chopped nuts. 



£ Soft custard, sliced peaches, whipped cream. 



ICE CREAM AND SHERBETS 



Probably the most popular dessert in the United States is ice 

 cream. It is sold in a great variety of flavors, is easily eaten, and 

 has a high energy value in concentrated form. Table 10 shows the 

 energy and the protein content of two types of ice cream, those made 

 by the university dairy (indicated in Table 10 as manufacturer A) 

 and those made for commercial trade (sold by manufacturers B, C, 

 D, and E). In addition, four analyses of sherbets are reported. The 

 State of New Hampshire requires the fat content of plain ice creams 

 (without fruit or nuts) to be 14 per cent and that of fruit and nut 

 ice creams 12 per cent, but analyses made at the college creamery 

 show that the university ice creams contain 15 per cent of fat. 



The half-pint servings of ice cream average about 200 grams 

 in weight (fresh) and the total energy content is high, averaging not 

 far from 500 calories. The total protein content is about 7 grams 

 per half pint. The calories per gram of air-dry matter are high, in 

 several instances 6.0 or over and in no instance under 5.0. On the 

 average for all the ice creams this factor is 5.6. 



