HOW FOODS MEET BODY NEEDS. 



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Chart 24. One Pound of Beef. 



One pound of medium fat beef, as purchased, supplies about 1,015 calories 

 of energy, 67 grams (about 2^ ounces) of protein, 0.04 gram of calcium, 0.7 

 gram of phosphorus, and 11 milligrams of iron. It would furnish, therefore, 29 

 per cent of the energy a man needs daily, 67 per cent of the protein, 6 per cent 

 of the calcium, 55 per cent of the phosphorus, and 74 per cent of the iron. This 

 is shown in the following chart : 



ENERGY 



PROTEIN 



CALCIUM 



PHOSPHORUS 



IRON 



29%k 

 67% M 



74M 



HHi 









m^^^i^^B 







10 JO JO fo JO 60 7o eo 7o 



Chart 24. — Proportions of energy, protein; calcium, phosphorus, and iron needed per man 

 per day furnished by 1 pound of beef. 



Chart 25. One Pound of Mutton. 



One poxind of average mutton, as purchased, supplies about 1,225 calories of 

 energy, 59 grams (a little over 2 ounces) of protein, 0.03 gram of calcium, 

 0.6 gram of phosphorus, and 8.8 milligrams of iron. It would furnish, therefore, 

 35 per cent of the energy a man needs daily, 59 per cent of the protein, 5 per 

 cent of the calcium, 48 per cent of the phosphorus, and 59 per cent of the iron. 

 This is shown in the following chart : 



ENERGY 



PROTEIN 



CALCIUM 



PHOSPHORUS 



IRON 



J/* 



4^m 



mm 





^I^^HiHH 





mmnmiiii 



f^m 





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10 JO JO 40 JO to 7» sa 90 



Chart 25. — Proportions of energy, protein, calcium, phosphorus, and iron needed per man 

 per day furnished by 1 pound of mutton. 



