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CIRCULAR 50, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



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 



Figs" (Ficus 

 carica). 



Av... 

 P. E. 

 Max. 

 Min . 



No... 



Ret. 



Ret. 



" 78. 



4.3 



88.0 



60.0 



Ret. 



1.4 

 .2 



2.4 

 .8 



Ret. 



0.4 



.1 



1.1 



.1 



Ret. 



0.64 

 .22 



1.05 

 .26 



Ret. 

 19.6 



Ret. 



1.7 



.3 



2.7 



1.0 



P.ct. 



» 16. 2 



2.1 



20.5 



3.5 



P.ct. 



» 0. 17 C 

 .05 

 .38 

 .02 



Cate. 

 87.6 



Cats. 

 395 

























6S 



69 



28 



68 





25 



68 



44 









Av .. 

 P.E.. 





_ 





Gooseberries 



(Ribes spp.), 







88.3 



1.3 



92.0 



85.6 



.8 

 .1 

 1.0 

 .3 



.4 

 ...... 



.39 

 .06 

 .48 

 .2 



10.1 



2.5 



4.2 

 1.0 

 7.2 

 2.0 



" 2. 32 C 

 .23 

 2.77 

 1.54 



47.2 



215 



ripe and under- 



Max. 

 Min.. 









ripe. 













No... 

















11 



88.8 



1.2 



93.1 



86.0 

 58.6 



9 



.6 

 .1 

 .6 

 .8 

 .3 



3 



.2 



.04 

 .2 



!i 



// 



.42 



.05 

 .54 

 .30 

 .3 



10.1 



/ 



12 



6.5 

 .6 

 8.5 

 4.6 

 4.3 



10 









Av... 

 P. E. 



Max. 

 Min . 

 A. P. 



No... 



Av... 

 P. E. 

 Max. 

 Min . 

 A. P. 



No... 



Av... 

 P. E. 

 Max. 

 Min . 

 A. P. 



No... 



Av... 











Grapefruit (Cit- 

 rus grandis) : 

 AIL 



Binds 

 and 

 seeds 



34 

 4.1 



54 



25 



.3 





44.2 



200 











"~6.~7 



.3 

 .2 

 .2 





















29 



180 











SI 



61 



10 



15 



8 





2 



47 

















Florida-grown 

 fruit. 



"31 

 1.9 

 35 

 25 



90.1 

 .6 

 90.8 

 86.1 

 62.2 



.5 

 .1 

 .6 

 .3 

 .3 



».2 



.54 



8.7 





6.5 

 .6 

 8.4 

 6.0 

 4.5 



1.16C 



.10 

 1.58 



.90 



.8 



38.6 



175 

































».l 



.4 



6.0 





26 



120 





8 



U 



6 







/ 







S2 



S8 

















California- 

 grown fruit. 



i* 34 



3.4 



42 

 28 



87.7 

 .8 

 90.6 

 86.0 

 57.9 



.5 



.2 



.05 



.2 



.1 



.1 



.4 



11.2 



.3 



6.6 

 .4 



7.8 

 5.4 

 4.4 



2.23 C 

 .12 

 2.63 

 2.04 

 1.6 



48.6 



220 





























.8 



7.4 



.2 



32 



145 





21 



SO 



/ 



14 



/ 





/ 



9 



9 













Grapefruit 

 Juice: 



Florida-grown 





90.1 



.8 

 92.4 

 87.1 







.4 







6.65 



.63 



9.66 



4.54 



1.42 

 .18 

 2.43 



.7 







fruit. 



P. E. 



Max. 

 Min . 



No... 





































































676 







/ 







764 



767 









Av... 

















California- 





89.3 



.7 



92.5 



86.1 



.4 



.1 



.4 



9.8 





7.03 

 .65 

 9.51 

 3.38 



1.77 

 .23 



2.64 

 .85 



41.7 



190 



grown fruit. 



P. E. 

 Max. 

 Min . 



No_. 





























































S51 



/ 



/ 



/ 







S50 



S55 













a 









I Assumed. 



II Water content of freslf figs varied widely, averaging 78.4 per cent. Because of this wide variation all 

 Dutrients in fresh and dried figs were calculated to 78 per cent water content. 



|J Approximate values. Only the pressed juice was analyzed for sugar and acid in most cases, and cal- 

 culations Were based on these results. 



11 Not known whether citric or malic acid predominates. Both are present. 



u Rinds, 13 samples, av. 24.8 per c*nt: max. 81.8 per cent; min. 18.2 per cent. Seeds, 6 samples, av. 8.4 

 per cent; max. 4.4 per cent; min. 3.0 per cent. 



l * Rinds, 17 Bamples, av. 82.4 per cent; seeds, 14 samples, av. 1.7 per cent. 



