CONTENTS 



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I. A study of Cuban fruits 9 



Introduction 9 



Citrus fruits 10 



Orange ( Naranja) 12 



Grapefruit (Toronja) 13 



Lime (Limoncillo) 13 



Tamarind (Tamarindo) 14 



Guava (Guayaba) 16 



Banana (Platano) 17 



Mango 19 



Anona 22 



Sour-sop (Guanabana) 22 



Sweet-sop (Anona) 22 



Custard apple (Chirimoya) 1 24 



Sapota (Sapodilla) 24 



Mamey Colorado - 25 



Mamey de Santo Domingo 25 



Hicaco 28 



Cashew (Maranon) 28 



Star-apple (Caimito) 28 



Analyses of the ash 29 



II. The composition of fresh and canned pineapples 31 



Description of samples 31 



Methods of analysis 31 



Analytical data : 32 



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