FRESH FRUITS. AVERAGE COMPOSITION* 



Northern 



Food Materials 



Refuse 

 Per Ct. 



Apples 



Grapes 



Muskmelons... . 



Watermelon 



Pears 



N. Persimmons 

 (edible portion) 



Raspberries 



Strawberries . . 

 Dried: 



Apples 



Apricots 



Raisins 



Water 

 Per Ct. 



25- 

 25- 



so- 

 59-4 



lO.O 



S- 



Protein 

 Per Ct. 



633 

 58.0 



44.8 



37-5 

 76.0 

 66.1 



85.8 

 85-9 



28.1 

 29.4 

 131 



Fat 

 Per Ct 



Car- 

 bohy- 

 drates 

 Per Ct. 



•3 

 1.2 



.1 

 ■ 4 



•7 



.6 



2.2 

 i.o 

 3° 



Ash 

 Per Ct. 



10.8 

 14.4 

 4.6 

 2.7 

 12.7 

 3I-S 



12.6 

 7.0 



66.1 

 62.5 

 68.5 



Fuel 

 value 



per 

 pound 



•3 

 .4 

 ■3 

 .1 



• 4 

 ■9 



.6 

 .6 



2.0 

 ■'A 

 31 



190 



295 

 80 



50 

 230 



55° 



220 

 150 



1185 

 1125 

 1265 



* Extracts from Table 1, Farmers' Bulletin, No. 142. Principles of Nutrition 

 and Nutritive Value of Food. (Rev. Ed.) By W. O. Atwater, Ph. D., Special Agent 

 in Charge of Nutrition Investigations Office of Experiment Station. 



Tropical and Semi-tropical Fruits 



Food Materials 



Banana 



Orange 



Guavaf 



Tap. Persimmon 



Lemon 



Cocoanut 



Prep... 

 Milkt . 

 Alligator pear 



(edible portion) J 

 Surinam cherry J 

 Roselle : J 



Calyx 



Pod 



Ex. from calyx 



Ex. from pods. 

 Dried Fruits: 



Dates 



Figs 



Refuse Water 



Per Ct. 



35-°° 

 27.00 

 13-2 



30.00 

 48.008 



Per Ct. 



Protein 

 Per Ct. 



48.9 

 634 

 6943 

 66.1 

 62. S 

 7.2 



3S 



92.7 



81. 1 

 85.0 



86.5 

 84.0 

 91.2 

 93-7 



138 

 18.8 



Fat 

 Per Ct. 



Car- 

 bohy- 

 drates 

 Per Ct. 



■4 

 .1 



■s 



■7 



■S 



25-9 



57-4 



1-5 



10.2 



•3 

 1.0 



2-S 



•3 



Ash 

 Per Ct. 



14-3 



8-5 



14.41 



31-5° 



S-9 



14-3 



3I-S 



4.6 



6.8 

 013.9 



10-3 



12.2 

 67.2 



C4.^ 



70.6 

 74a 



4 



34 



9 



4 



9 



3 



8 



9 

 7 



8 

 I 

 7 

 7 



1.2 

 2.4 



Fuel 



value 



per 



pound 



260 



ISO 

 321 



SSo 



I2S 



129s 



2865 



342 



127s 

 1280 



t Guava and Cocoanut Milk data from M. E. Jafia's report. Bulletin No. 13a. 



Guava— Additional: CrudePibre, 1. 14 percent. 

 t From Farmers' Bulletin, No. 169. 



a Including 10 per cent, invert sugar, 10. i per cent, total sugar. 

 b Including 1.6 per cent, sugar. 

 c Including i per cent, sugar. 



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