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DISCUSSION, 



Com Preparations. 

 The first four materials m the table are corn products. They 

 differ comparatively little from corn meal in composition, con- 

 taining, however, somewhat less fat. The average of 19 sam- 

 ples of granular corn meal as compiled in Bulletin 28 of the 

 Ofificeof Experiment Stations ^hows that one pound contains .125 

 pounds of water; .092 pounds of protein; .019 pounds of fat; 

 .754 pounds of carbohydrates and .010 pounds of ash. The 

 only claim that the manufacturers make concerning Crown 

 Flakes, Hecker's Hominy and H-O Company's Hominy is that 

 they are carefully prepared from the best quality of corn and are 

 thoroughly kiln dried, so as to keep well. The low percentage of 

 fat indicates that all of these goods were made from corn from 

 which the germ was more or less removed. The Mazama people 

 make an unwarranted claim on the package. They say, a pack- 

 age "provides, when cooked and ready for the table, 23 pounds 

 of unsurpassed food, sufficient to sustain in health and vigor a 

 family of seven for twenty-four hours." Assuming that the 

 family of seven consists of a man, his wife and five children 

 from two to ten years of age, they would require for their 

 nourishment for one day i^ pounds nrotein and enough fats 

 and carbohydrates to furnish altogether 17,000 calories. A 

 package of Mazama carries a little more than .2 of a pound of 

 protein and has a fuel value of little less than 4,500 calories. 



Uncooked Oat Meals. 

 The "A" and "C" oatmeals were sold in bulk, being put up in 

 barrels. They differ in composition no more than is to be 

 expected. The "A" oatmeal contains three per cent more pro- 

 tein than the "C." The McCann's oatmeal was put up in a five 

 pound tin can and according to the label was made by John 

 McCann, Drogheda, Ireland. The package carried an analysis 

 by the city analyst of Dublin which differs only slightly from 

 that of the sample here reported. The protein in this meal is 

 considerably less than in American goods. Its high cost is 

 accounted for by the tin package and its being imported goods 



