Muskmelon 
juiee.®! 
Nectarines 
(Amygdalus | 
persica necta- 
rina). 
Oranges (Cit- 
Tus sinensis), 
all. 
Orange juice: 
All 
California- 
grown fruit. 
Florida-grown 
fruit. 
3 Assumed. 
PROXIMATE COMPOSITION OF FRESH FRUITS 
Composition of fresh fruits—Continued 
13 
As 
pur- Edible portion 
chased 
Carbohydrates Fuel value 
in Pro- re Acid as 
ef- | Wa-/} tein : ‘ jmalic (M), 
use ter | (NX Fat | Ash cifter Sugars | ascitric | Per P 
6.25) in’ |Fiber| asin- | — (C) 100 2 d 
oe vert grams| POun 
ing 
fiber 
Lertar, || EX (e || SERA Veale Peron \VENfoR Nl Jedd PACt Cals.| Cals 
ND, aia | [rede So TD) eat | ee | 9.1 Ue hotel Gy Mee ereuees| | os a 
[eo ae eye FL S|: Se ES (| ees le cae pea ese 
IVI Keo Pee OO OS She oe ae | ee [Renee ee TONS alee Ste eee ee eee 
Nin |e SW 85 TNS 2 |e eee ee 7s fe a A ee | eGo fiat 
Nom tek i 23 | (eee Se Sess ee oe ee ee 
SS | : ees eee. 
Pits 
and 
skins 
Av___| 213 82.9 0.5) 20.1) 0:5 16. 0} 58 0.4 11.8 461.15 MM! 66.9 305 
1 5. | PS SS | A) cee (Jae ee 15.1 IRS bo |e | eae 
Min | Seen Aes | ete Sea lee 9.6 AGH <,\|| be sie eet | Beaenareneene 
Neel Cas | [eee 72.1 4 8.1 -4! 140 5G 10.3 1.0 58 265 
INOS bee 1 8 0 iPS etna 2: 1 4 2 |------|------- 
Rinds 
and 
seeds 
Av__.| 54 28 87.2 9 Sp? sc yA) aby 6) 558.65 3.78 C} 50.2 230 
P.E.8 =63.6] 1.4 7a aaa Wi Fro 1 ea et . 93 Gt asa Nee sear epee 
Wear ticacd i) SOSGh IES) 23th eye deen esi): 1158 Di Oa Mera DYE eS 
Min.) 15 83. C Gli s0 35/22. - .4 4.5 520% 2;| ee cece | Reta 
IAS Pad ee oent aoe 62. & Glta = sa 8.2 4 6.2 .6 36 165 
No...| 68 86 29 12 LQ || ee iy 161 (bq -F EE Se eee 
ee eee | SES eed 
Nie aoa je | Meee (es. 2 | Dilber ie oo ee RiG7ipett 10,12 [ee 
BEAT DHS [eet | 2 ERI ncearh esr E a | e e |S =. St: ) Sho Ses | Sees 
J5Ny (ery. | [ei Me at) |S | | SS a pad 8 9 | SESS eee 14.3 e708 5 |S | See 
LY Ee tal ok ae cee rl em et be ee] | Sesame (gee So [he eee (Magee 5. 04 Dia] Soe see ee 
N00 olen na [eee Rr [ie 5 | Sea ae ee |p 2sOSS mi <8 ONG oo |ee ener 
PAY ater ee 85. 7| = 6/53) 0: Ole. 58| 13.1 ee ae 9.14 DPS O) eae bate: 250 
1 ees Dee (ee 2 =|. aie YY sae ee | . 67 po) Saal a es | ee 
Maxsibo sae 90. 2 Ae) See | ON fa (ee | ee 14.3 1 Set Lali p= ees | | a 
Mines 2 SEO) a ae | 9he2 0) oats Bee 6352) 252 60" |ess2 23 saa 
ioe eee BB | HO ~| Oo —| NS wl eran 15603)" 1,610. | 2. reo ae 
Rey sai eee eS Veit ge sc sateen RAs li 1, G6:- Ole oes eee 
Ee Dy api Solel | alas 210 | Seren a |S a | pear Glee el | Pe . 70 SG ie eer \ Rabe es 
TAM Leos 2 | LS Sets saa | tc = | apg aay Ss 2 || Sn a 12. 56) 1 63 je lak Hee 
10171: PSS | SSR aae SESE ae ESE Tee eee 5.04 . 85 eet podosee 
se eee eae aS ae 435 65 is ee lee 
= 
46 Predominating acid unknown. 
+1 Based entirely on Oalifornia cantaloupe and Honeydew melon. 
82 Pits, 3samples, av. 7.5 per cent; max. 8.7 per cent; min. 6.6 per cent. 
8% Calculated from dried fruit. 
% Refuse based almost wholly on California fruit. Rinds, 35 samples, av. 26.5 per cent; max. 36.1 per cent; 
min. 14.4 
cent; P. 
8 Sugars and acid based almost wholly on Florida fruit. : 
8 Approximate values, only 55 analyses for refuse, 23 for water, 16 for protein, and 148 for total sugars, 
were reported individually. 
Skins, 2 samples, av. 5.5 per cent. 
cent; P. E. 3.6 per cent. Seeds, 15 samples, av. 1.2 per cent; max. 2.7 per cent; min. 0.1 per 
. 0.6 per cent. 
