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MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, 



"From the oil a butter is made, of a clear, whitish color, so 

 rich in fat, that of water and foreign substances combined there 

 are but .0068. It is better adapted for cooking than for table 

 use. At present it is chiefly used in hospitals, but it is rapidly 

 finding its way to the tables of the poor, particularly as a sub- 

 stitute for oleomargarine." * 



COMPOSITION OF THE COCOANUT. 



■2^ 



m 



OS 3 5 



Edible portion 



As purcliased 



Without milk, as purchased . 

 Cocoanut milk, as purchased 



Shredded cocoanut c 



Shredded cocoanut d . 



Edible portion e 



Cocoanut milk f 



0169 

 6169 

 6169 



a48.S 

 637.3 



14.1 



7.2 



8.9 



92.7 



4.3 



2.8 

 5.8 

 91.5 



5.7 

 2.9 

 3.6 



.4 

 6.5 

 6.0 

 8.9 



.5 



50.6 



27.9 



1 

 1.7 



25.9 



14.3 



.9 



31.7 



17.5 



1.0 



1.5 



4.6 



.8 



63.7 



24.1 



1,4 



51.0 



39.0 



1.2 



67.0 



18.5 



1.8 



.1 



6.8 



1.2 



1 



2,S86 

 1,529 



1,872 

 97 



a Milk and shell. b Shell only. cStorrs Expt. Station. rfNew Jersey Expt 

 Station. e Koenig, Nahr. u. Genusniittel, II, 500. /Ibid, I, 495. 



The meat of the cocoanut is poor in protein, as compared with 

 most of the nuts here reported, and the milk contains about one- 

 tenth the protein and less than one-half the fat found in the milk 

 of the cow. 



The Litchi, Leechee, or Chinese Nut. {Nephelium litchi). 



This fruit is a native of China. It is not a true nut, although 

 commercially classed as such. The imports to this country are 

 quite small, and the consumption for the most part confined to 

 the Chinese population. As the analysis indicates, it differs 

 widely from true nuts, being very low in protein and fats and 

 correspondingly high in carbohydrates. It finds its way to our 

 markets only in the dried form. When fresh it is said to be one 

 of the finest of Chinese fruits, having a white flesh with the taste 

 of the best grapes. f 



* Nut Culture in the United States, p. 98-99. 

 tPopular Science Monthly, XX VIII, p. 574. 



