144 MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 205. 



APPENDIX. 



Table VIII. — Nature of Carbohydrates and Protein of Dried Apple Pomace. 



[Dry matter basis.] 



Per Cent. 



Pentosans, 16.09 



Galactan 3.32 



Reducing sugars, 13.88 



Sucrose 6.93 



Starch, None. 



Total nitrogen 63=5.80 per cent crude protein. 



Albuminoid nitrogen, 68=4.25 per cent true protein. 



Amide nitrogen, 24 



Table IX. — Mineral Constituents of Dried Apple Pomace and Beet Pulp. 



[Dry matter basis.] 



Dried Apple 



Pomace ' 

 (Per Cent). 



Beet Pulp 

 (Per Cent). 



Total ash, . 

 Insoluble matter. 

 Phosphoric acid, 

 Iron and alumina, 

 Calcium oxide, . 

 Magnesium oxide. 

 Sulfur dioxide, . 

 Potassium oxide, 

 Sodium oxide. 



3.954 

 .830 

 .196 

 .168 



1.007 

 .502 

 .465 

 .301 

 .140 



1 Analyses made by L. S. Walker of this station. 



Table X. — The Calorific Value of Dried Apple Pomace. 



[Dry Matter Basis.] 



Small Calories 

 per Gram. 



Large Calories 

 per Oi i iiin. 



Dried apple pomace 



Corn meal 1 (for comparison), . 

 Sugar, guaranteed! (for comparison), 

 Corn starch- (for comparison), . 



4,589 

 4,430 

 3,958 

 3,692 



2,082 

 2,011 

 1,753 

 1,675 



1 United States Department of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletin No. 346, by H. P. Armsby, p. 13 . 



2 Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. VII, No. 7, p. 305. 



