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 



(C) 



Fuel value 





Total 

 by 



differ- 

 ence, 

 in- 

 clud- 

 ing 

 fiber 



[ 

 Fiber 



Sugars 

 as in- 

 vert 



Per 



100 



grams 



Per 



pound 



Avocados (Per- 

 sea spp.)— Con. 



Guatemalan 



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... 



P.E. 

 Max. 

 Min. 

 A. P. 



No... 



Av... 



P.ct. 



Seeds 



and 



skins 



30 

 4.6 



48 



16 



p. a. 



74.1 

 3.0 

 84.3 

 60.5 

 51.9 



P.ct. 

 2.0 

 .5 



1.4 



P.ct. 

 17.2 



2.8 

 28.8 



7.1 

 12.0 



P.ct. 

 1.28 

 .19 

 1.93 



.54 



.9 



P.ct 



5.4 



"~Ti 



P.ct. 



1.4 



.1 

 1.9 

 1.0 

 1.0 



P. ct. 



0.7 

 .2 



1.6 

 .3 

 . 5 



P.d. 



Cals. 



184.4 



Cals. 

 835 



race (P. 







americana). 





















129 



585 











151 



1 29 



112 



128 



80 





16 



23 















Mexican race 



31 



4.7 

 44 

 14 



66.7 

 3.5 

 77.1 

 55.0 

 46. G 



2.0 

 .4 

 3.5 

 1.1 

 1.4 



23.2 

 2.9 

 32.7 

 14.6 

 16.0 



1.38 

 .18 



1.94 

 .66 



1.0 



6.7 









243.6 



1,105 



(P. ameri- 









cana dry- 















mi folia). 

















4.6 









168 



760 















Si 



82 



SI 



S2 



SO 

















West Indian 



24 



28" 



19 



82.2 

 1.2 



85.4 

 78.7 

 62,5 



1.3 

 .3 

 2,6 

 LO 

 L0 



'-1 



10.7 



5.7 

 5.9 



.98 

 .10 

 L16 

 .60 



.7 



..1:1 



"~6.~9 



L2 

 .1 

 L6 



.9 

 .9 







105.7 



480 



race (P . 









americana). 



























81 



365 













* 



15 



15 



15 



14 



1 12 





















Bananas (Musa 



sapientum). 



Skins 



33 



2.6 



40 



23 



74.8 

 2.4 

 83.4 

 65.4 

 50.1 



1.2 

 .2 

 2.0 



.8 

 .8 



.2 

 .2 



1.4 

 .0 

 .1 



.84 

 .11 

 1.4 

 .5 

 .6 



23.0 

 "l5."4 



.6 

 .3 

 1.8 

 .2 

 .4 



19.2 



1.7 



25.7 



14.5 



12.9 



0.39M 

 .08 



.55 

 .26 

 .3 



98.6 



445 

















66 



300 





34 



69 



59 



S9 



62 







18 



36 



21 

















85.3 



1.4 



89.4 



78.4 



1.2 

 .2 

 1.7 



.8 



1.1 

 .5 



29 

 .5 



.47 

 .08 

 .9 

 .28 



1L9 



:::::: 



4.1 

 .8 

 5.8 

 2.5 



6.1 

 1.8 

 10.3 

 4.0 



t .91 C 



.21 

 2 00 

 .45 



62.3 



285 



(Rubus spp.). 



P.E. 

 Max. 

 Min. 



No... 





























43 



S3 



9 



43 





* 



44 



44 









Av... 









Blackberry 





92.3 



.5 



93.0 



90.9 



.3 

 .1 

 .6 

 .1 



'0.0 



.39 

 .05 

 .52 

 .8 



7.0 





5.4 



T .92 C 



.13 

 1.18 



.70 



29. 2 130 



juice. 



P.E. 

 Max. 

 Min. 



No... 















7.5 

 4.2 





























6 



6 







6 







5 



5 



I 





Av... 



P.E. 

 Max. 

 Min. 



No... 











BIu eberries ' 





83.4 



1.2 



86.5 



82.0 



.6 

 .1 



.7 

 .5 



.6 



.28 

 .05 

 .4 

 .19 



15.1 



1.2 



9.7 



.67C 



68. 2 310 









11.9 

 7.9 



L14 

 .19 

























4 



4 



1 



4 



; 



5 



* 







Av... 







Blueberry 





85.9 



.1 



'0.0 



.19 



13.8 





12.4 



.19C 



55. 6 250 



Juice.' 



P. E. 

 Max. 

 Min . 



No... 















.1 



.1 



































































/ 



t 







1 







/ 



; 















■ 





- 



' Assumed. 



• Including dewberries. (See also Logan blackberries.) 

 ' Principally in the form of isocitric. 



' [ncluding whortleberries. Data on huckleberries. Gavlussncia spp., are also included. 



• Including whortleberry Inloe 



