PROXIMATE COMPOSITION OF FRESH FRUITS 



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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 



(C) 



Fuel value 





Total 

 by 

 differ- 

 ence, 

 in- 

 clud- 

 ing 

 fiber 



Fiber 



Sugars 

 as in- 

 vert 



Per 



100 

 grams 



Per 



pound 



Muskmelon 



Av... 



P.ct. 



P.ct. 



87.2 



.7 



90.0 



85.1 



P.ct. 



P.ct. 



P.ct. 



P.ct. 



P.ct. 



P.ct. 



9.1 



.6 



10.3 



7.1 



P.ct. 

 0. 18 C 



Cats. 



Cats. 



Juice. 51 



P. E. 



Max. 

 Min. 



No 











































































164 













68 



1 









Av... 

 Max. 

 Min. 

 A. P. 



No... 



















N ec tarl n es 



(Amygdalus 

 persica necta- 

 rina). 



Pits 



and 

 skins 

 «13 



82.9 



0.5 

 .6 

 .4 

 .4 



»0.1 



0.5 



16.0 



58 0.4 



11.8 

 15.1 

 9.6 

 10.3 



« 1. 15 M 

 1.35 



.95 

 1.0 



66.9 



305 





















72.1 



».l 



.4 



14.0 



.3 



58 



265 







/ 



5 







1 





1 



S 



i 









Av— 

 P.E." 

 Max." 

 Min." 

 A.P_ 



No... 



Av 









Oranges (Cit- 

 rus sinensis), 

 all 



Binds 

 and 

 seeds 

 "28 

 3.6 



40 



15 



87.2 

 1.4 

 89.9 

 83.0 

 62.8 



.9 

 .2 

 1.5 

 .6 

 .6 



.2 



.05 

 .3 

 .0 

 .1 



.47 



.06 



.7 



.35 



.3 



11.2 

 "~8.~2 



.6 

 .1 

 .8 

 .4 

 .4 



8.8 

 1.35 

 11.8 

 4.5 

 6.3 



.68 O 



.13 

 1.00 

 .39 



.5 



60.2 



230 















36 



165 





68 



S6 



29 



12 



18 





7 



12 



6 









=== 







Orange Juice: 

 All 

















8.96 

 .73 

 14.3 

 6.04 



1.16 C 



.17 

 1.79 



.26 







P. E. 

 Max. 

 Min. 



No— 

































































































2,168 



2,176 









Av... 

 P. E. 



Max. 

 Min. 



No... 



















California- 

 grown fruit. 



----- 



85.7 



1.2 



90.2 



81.9 



.6 

 .1 

 .8 

 p 4 



•0.0 



.58 

 .04 

 .7 

 .49 



13.1 



— Ill 



9.14 

 .67 

 14.3 

 6.52 



1.23 C 



.15 

 1.79 



.60 



54.8 



250 



























22 



49 







IS 







1,60S 



8.43 



.74 



12. 56 



6.04 



1,611 



.99 C 

 .18 

 1.61 

 .26 







Florida-grown 

 fruit. 



Av. 



= 



== 



= 



===== 



= 



P. E. 



Max. 

 Min. 



No— 

































































































666 



666 















i i 













• Assumed. 



•• Predominating acid unknown. 



" Based entirely on California cantaloupe and Honeydew melon. 



53 Pits, 3 samples, av. 7.5 per cent; max. 8.7 per cent; min. 6.6 per cent. Skins, 2 samples, av. 5.5 per cent. 



a Calculated from dried fruit. 



M Refuse based almost wholly on California fruit. Rinds, 35 samples, av. 26.5 per cent; max. 36.1 per cent; 

 min. 14.4 per cent; P. E. 3.8 per cent. Seeds, 15 samples, av. 1.2 per cent; max. 2.7 per cent; min. 0.1 per 

 cent; P. E. 0.6 per cent. 



" Approximate values, only 55 analyses for refuse, 23 for water, 16 for protein, and 148 for total sugars, 

 were reported individually. 



