NUTS AS FOOD. 



77 



The chestnut differs widely from the other common nuts, since 

 it contains much less oil and protein and much more of the carbo- 

 hydrates, especially starch, which is almost wholly wanting in 

 many nuts. It is thus a far less concentrated and better bal- 

 anced food than our other nuts. The high prices which prevail 

 in our Maine markets will prevent its very general adoption. A 

 large and steady demand would in time lead to an increased 

 production and ultimately to lower prices. 



COMPOSITION OF THE CHESTNUT. 



Variety and condition. 



ol 



B 









a> 





•M 





o 







ce 



Ph 



f^ 



Edible portion : 



Nunibo, fresli a 



Moon's Seedling, fresb a 



Solebury, fresb a 



Native, fresh a 



Italian, fresh h 



Italian, fresh 6 



Variety unknown, fresh c 

 Average, fresh nuts 



Spanish, dry a 



Paragon, dry a — 

 Spanish, dry a .... 



Native, dry a 



Average, dry nuts 



As purchasied : 



Numbo, fresh a 



Moon's Seedling, fresh a 



Solebury, fresh a 



Native, fresh a.. 



Italian, fresh h 



Italian, fresh 6 



Average, fresh nuts 



Spanish, dry a .... 



Paragon, dry a 



Spanish, dry a 



Native, dry a 



Average, dry nuts . 



11.5 

 14.3 

 15.3 

 23.2 

 15.4 

 15.5 

 15.9 



21.5 

 23.9 

 25.3 

 22.9 

 23.4 



42.2 

 41.7 



29.2 

 34.4 

 53.8 

 52.7 

 44.9 

 42.7 



6.6 

 6.5 

 5.4 



4.S 

 5.S 



37.3 

 35.7 

 24. S 

 26.4 

 45.5 

 44.5 

 35.7 



5.2 

 5.0 

 4.0 

 3.7 

 4.5 



fi.l 



6.6 



6.3 



6.4 



6.7 



8.3 



8.0 



10.8 



6.6 



2.0 



4.1 



2.0 



7.3 



8.0 



6.5 



6.3 



9.0 



6.6 



11.4 



9.1 



10.3 



9.1 



11.6 



15.3 



10.6 



10.0 



5.4 



5.9 



5.4 



5.5 



5.7 



7.0 



6.2 



8.3 



5.6 



1.7 



3.5 



1.7 



5.3 



5.0 



7.0 



5.2 



8.7 



6.9 



7.7 



6.S 



8.9 



11.8 



8.1 



7.7 



43.3 

 43.8 

 54.0 

 45.1 

 36.9 

 40.4 

 38.3 

 43.1 



75.0 

 70.1 

 72.5 

 65.7 



70.8 



38.3 

 37.5 

 45.7 

 34.6 

 31.2 

 34.1 

 36.9 



58.9 

 53.3 

 54.2 

 iJO.7 

 54.2 



1.8 

 1.8 

 1.8 

 1.7 



1.5 

 1.4 



2.S 

 2.9 

 2.7 

 2.6 



1.6 

 1.6 

 1.5 

 1.3 



2.2 

 2.2 

 2.0 

 2.0 

 2.1 



L a Penn. Expt. Station, Bulletin 16, p. 15. 

 6 Calif. Expt. Station, Report 1895-6; 1896-7, p. 153, Bulletin 113, p. 

 c Mass.;State Expt. Station, Report, 1893, p. 354. 



Peanut. (Arachis hypogcua). 

 The peanut, although not a nut in the botanical sense, is Ifer 

 convenience here included. It is extensively grown in at least 

 four continents — Asia, Africa, North and South America — and 



