926 FOODS AND FOOD ADULTERANTS. 
Description of samples examined—Continued. 
or EN d ada eal |e 
: ame and address of retail | price Name under | Descrip- 
Date. tae dealer.. per which sold. tion. Remarks. 
3 pound. 
1891 Cents. 
June 19 | 8961 | John Hockmeyer, Center 28%) ARO} eae seers Roasted. - 
Market. : 
8962 | John H. O'Donnell, Center | “s) [esse 2casese552|255- dozee 
Market. | | 
8963 | Capital Tea Co., Center | 25ers ad OF sae FP Oa 
Market. | 
June 26 | 8987 | C.C. Bryan, 1413 New York | 40 | PulverizedJava).-..do ....) Chase & Sanborn 
avenue. | | Boston, Mass., 
| packages. 
June 26 | 8988; Great Atlantic and Pacific 265 | RIGmease ei eeeae aed OVeace 
Tea Co., market 21st and 
K Streets. 
SUMMARY. 
Number 
of sam- 
ples 
Ground icoflecs ssc22 22 vse Jo ee a eee oe ae eee ee RISE Sa lascaee hha nec eae eee 30 
Roastedcotieowi. a aie ie a eee Fee ea a Die eed env Rte eh et ea ea fe gE ee 60 
Coffee Gxtractsy echt Oe. OE ee a aa ed oe rane RS RN ys ta eg Rg, RO oy Re 3 
GEEEM COMES aera io sae Sais eee Ne eae Os RN ae Oc 1S Re erg fe RE AL nee ee Cm Soe aa 18 
COMCSISUDSELEWTE es ee NaS IS sla, aren eae os Nor oe) kp co ce 1 
Lotalinumber of Samples veo see 8 2s se cies oe Se A rae en a eee eee ee 112 
1 Roasted indicates coffees roasted but not ground. 
ROASTED COFFEES. 
But three of the samples of whole roasted coffees were adulterated. 
Knowing the large amount of imitation coffee that is on the markets 
this result was unexpected. The adulterated samples were Nos. 
6872, 8950, and 8963; each of these contained imitation coffee. The 
composition of the imitation coffee is given on page 916 under these 
numbers. No. 6872 contained a small percentage of imitation coffee; 
No. 8950 contained 50 per cent, and No. 8963 contained 14 per cent. 
The imitation coffee in the case of No. 6872 was introduced by the 
roaster. No. 8950 is a package coffee, sold largely in Kansas. Its 
origin is not known. Itis very probable that roasted coffees are adulter- 
ated to a very much greater extent for sale in packages in districts not 
readily accessible to a roaster. Large quantities of package coffees 
are sold in Kansas. Samples Nos. 8840 and 8849 contained an excessive 
proportion of coffee screenings. While coffee screenings consist largely 
of fragments of pure coffee beans, they should, notwithstanding this, be 
considered adulterants. One, sample No. 8772, was roasted with alarge 
amount of a glazing material. According to Kénig (see page 913) this is 
objectionable, since it would increase the weight of the roasted coffee 
without corresponding advantage to the consumer. 
