PEOXIMATE COMPOSITION OF FEESH FEUITS 



17 



Composition of fresh fruits — Continued 







As 

 pur- 

 chased 



Edible portion 





Ref- 

 use 



Wa- 

 ter 



Pro- 

 tein 

 (NX 

 6.25) 



Fat 



Ash 



Carbohydrates 



Acid as 



malic (M), 



as citric 



(O) 



Fuel value 





Total 

 by 

 differ- 

 ence, 

 in- 

 clud- 

 ing 

 fiber 



Fiber 



Sugars 

 as in- 

 vert 



Per 



100 

 grams 



Per 



pound 



Plums, exclud- 

 ing prunes 

 (Prunus spp.): 

 Eur o p ea n 

 type (P. 

 domestica), 

 exclu ding 

 Damsons. 



Av... 

 P. E. 

 Max. 

 Min- 

 A. P. 



No... 



Av.. 



P.d. 



Pits 

 and 

 skins 

 15 

 2.6 

 23 

 11 



P.d. 



86.1 

 1.4 

 88.9 

 81.6 

 73.2 



P.d. 



0.7 

 .2 



1.2 

 .4 

 .6 



P.d. 

 0.1 



...... 



P.d. 



0.47 



.08 

 .63 

 .3 

 .4 



P.d. 

 12.6 



P.d. 



P.d. 

 8.5 

 1.3 

 14.9 

 6.4 

 7.2 



P.d. 



1.46M 



.43 

 2.50 



.52 

 1.2 



Cats. 

 54.1 



Cats. 

 245 











"I6.~7 











46 



210 





16 



10 



20 



1 



4 







S9 



37 





















78.8 



1.9 



81.7 



74.1 











.67 



.07 

 .80 

 .5 







0.4 



8.7 



1.1 



11.2 



6.6 



2.02M 

 .22 

 2.40 

 1.61 









P. E. 



Max. 







insititia). 











.5 

 .3 















No... 

















4 







4 





9 



4 



4 









Av... 













Japanese type 

 (P. sali- 

 cina). 





83.9 



2.3 



89.7 



80.5 



.7 



.1 



.4 



14.9 





7.98 



1.09 



11.52 



5.20 



™ 1. 69 M 

 .26 

 2.56 

 .90 







P. E. 



Max . 







































No 























4 



1 



1 



1 







45 



U 









Av... 













Native Amer- 





87.6 



1.2 



90.6 



86.1 



".5 



".3 



".42 



11.2 



.4 

 .1 

 .6 

 .4 





(78) 



49.5 



225 





P. E_ 



Max.. 







brids (Pru- 



















nus spp.). 

 Compass. 























No... 























4 



1 



1 



1 





6 













Av... 

 P. E. 



Max_ 

 Min. 

 A. P. 



No— 



Av... 



Max.. 

 Min_ 

 A. P. 



No— 



Av... 

 P. E. 

 Max. 

 Min_ 

 A. P_ 



No... 













Pomegranates 



(Punica grana- 



Skins 

 36 

 3.4 

 44 

 28 



75.8 



1.5 



1.2 



.6 



20.9 



3.6 



11.9 



.79C 



100.4 



455 



tum): 



78.3 

 73.7 

 48.5 



1.6 

 1.3 

 1.0 



2.0 

 .5 

 .8 



.8 

 .5 

 .4 



"13.1 



6.3 

 2.6 

 2.3 



12.7 

 10.7 

 7.6 



1.85 

 .16 

 .5 







Pulp with 







seeds. 



64 



290 





7 



S 



S 



S 



S 





S 



S 



3 











. „ 



Pulp without 



seeds. 



Skim 



and 



seeds 



44 



53 



30 



81.0 



84.2 

 76.2 

 45.4 



.6 

 .6 

 .5 

 .3 



.2 

 .3 

 .2 

 .1 



.5 

 .7 

 .3 

 .3 



17.7 



.3 



13.3 

 16.1 

 10.1 

 7.4 



.62 



1.05 

 .18 

 .3 



75.0 



840 















9.9 



.2 



42 



190 





5 



S 



* 



2 



5 





/ 



8 



2 







Prunes, fresh 

 (Prunus do- 



Pits 



79 6 

 1.1 

 11 



2 



76.5 

 4.6 

 89.3 

 61. e 

 71. £ 



.9 

 .2 



1.7 

 .3 



.8 



».2 



.1 

 .3 



.0 

 .2 



.6 

 .2 

 1.6 

 .3 



.6 



21.8 

 "20." 5 



».5 



.4 

 .5 



13.3 

 2.9 



24.1 

 5.5 



12.5 



.98M 

 .37 

 2.14 

 .16 

 .9 



92.6 



420 

















87 



395 





86 



60 



72 



4 



48 





t 



89 



65 



===== 











■ 



• Calculated from dried fruit. 



'• Juice of Japanese plums, 44 samples, av. 0.64 per cent; max. 1.70 per cent; min. 0.15 per cent. 



n Calculated from water-free basis. 



T| Plum juice, American hybrids, 2 samples, acid as malic, av. 1.1 per cent; max. 1.3 per cent; min. 0.8 per 

 cent. 



'• Skins are considered part of tbe edible portion. Skins, 5 samples, av. 10 per cent; max. 11 per cent; 

 min. & per cent. 



