﻿IRON CONTENT OF VEGETABLES AND FRUITS 13 



Table 1. — The iron content of vegetables and fruits — Continued 



Item 



Sample 

 No. 



Speci- 

 mens 



Water 



Iron 



Litera- 







Number 

 1 

 1 

 1 



Per cent 

 96. 

 87. 5 



Per cent 

 0. 00015 

 . 00075 

 .0006 



12 

 12 

 15 







Lemon, pulp.- . .. - - --- 





Lettuce (Lactuca sativa), head 







f 122 

 123 

 124 

 125 

 126 

 127 

 128 

 129 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 4 2 

 1 

 1 





. 00063 

 .00028 

 . 00060 

 .00043 

 .00031 

 .00049 

 . 00039 

 .00047 

 20. 00050 

 .00042 

 .0003 

























Total or average 











95. 2 



96. 6 

 95. 2 







12 

 U 





12 





.00044 





Lettuce: 



Green leaf.-. . 











1 



4 1 



4 13 

 1 

 1 

 1 



4 1 



94.4 

 95.7 



. 00187 

 .00093 

 21. 00099 

 .00078 

 .00063 

 .00088 

 .00111 



12 



Leaf 





Green leaves of head lettuce. - - - 







Romaine .... . . . 



130 

 131 

 132 







Do 













Do 



94.8 





Total or average . - 









19 





.00100 





Mushrooms {Agaricus campestris) 









1 133 

 I 134 

 I 



1 

 1 

 1 





.00055 

 .00058 

 2. 00105 





Total or average. . 



(90. 5) 



12 





3 





.00073 





Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) 









[ 135 

 J 136 



1 

 1 

 2 

 1 





.00033 

 .00030 

 . 00051 

 .0003 





Total or average 







I 



90.5 



12 

 15 









5 





.00039 





Mustard greens {Brasska species) 









[ 137 

 J 138 

 1 139 



1 

 1 

 1 



i 13 





.00144 

 . 00213 

 . 00209 

 22. 00310 





Total or average 



90. 6 











16 





.00287 





Okra (Hibiscus esculentus) 









( 140 

 1 141 

 1 142 



1 

 1 

 1 



4 4 





. 00065 

 .00086 

 .00067 

 23. 00055 





Total or average . 



89.4 











7 





.00063 





Onions {Allium cepa), mature 









( 143 

 144 



145 

 146 

 , 147 

 148 

 149 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 





.00062 

 .00036 

 .00040 

 . 00048 

 ! 00036 

 . 00050 

 . 00060 

 . 00054 

 .00030 

 .0006 





Total or average 



91.0 

 93.7 



13 

 12 

 15 









10 





.00048 













2 Calculated to average moisture content, indicated by figures in parentheses in preceding column. 

 ^ Unpublished data of Olive Sheets, Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station. 



20 Maximum, 0.00053 per cent; minimum, 0.00047 per cent. 



21 Maximum, 0.00148 per cent; minimum, 0.00075 per cent. 



22 Maximum, 0.00504 per cent; minimum, 0.00215 per cent. 



23 Maximum, 0.00060 per cent; minimum, 0.00046 per cent. 



