HOW FOODS MEET BODY ISTEEDS. 



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Chart 4. Onk Pound of Turnips. 

 (3 or 4 medium-sized.) 



A pound of turnips supplies about 140 calories of energy, 4 grams (about 

 ^ ounce) of protein, 0.2 gram of calcium, 0.14 gram of phosphorus, and 1.8 

 milligrams of iron. It would furnish, therefore, 4 per cent of the energy a 

 man needs daily, 4 per cent of the protein, 30 per cent of the calcium, 11 

 per cent of the phosphorus, and 12 per cent of the iron. This is shown in the 

 following chart : 



ENERGY 



4^ 



FROTEIN 



4fM 



CALCIUM 



jormi^ 



RHOSPHORUS 



//fJm 



IRON 



1 /fi 3^o JO *o Sj) 60 TO So 9p 



Chaet 4. 



-Proportions of energy, protein, calcium, phosphorus, and iron needed per man 

 per day furnished by 1 pound of turnips. 



Chart 5. One Pound of Aspaeagus. 



(About 30 medium-sized stall^s.) 



One pound of asparagus supplies about 105 calories of energy, 8 grams 

 (about \ ounce) of protein. 0.12 gram of calcium, 0.2 gram of phosphorus, 

 and 4.5 milligrams of iron. It would furnish, therefore. 3 per cent of the 

 energy a man needs daily, 8 per cent of the protein, 17 per cent of the cal- 

 cium, 13 per cent of the phosphorus, and 30 per cent of the iron. This is 

 shown in the following chart : 



ENERGY 3% 



WOTEIN 8% 



CALCIUM 17% 



FHOSPHORUS in 

 IRON 



3o *o So to 7o go 9 a 



Chart 5. — Proportions of energy, protein, calelum, pliospborus, and iron needed per man 

 per day furnislied by 1 pound of asparagus. 



