522 MAN CONTROLS HIS ENVIRONMENT FOR WEALTH 



Wright Pierce 

 Read the table below and tell which of these roots contains the most nutrients. 



The following table shows the proportion of nutrients in some 

 of the more common roots : 





Water 



Proteins 



Carbo- 

 hydrates 



Fat 



Mineral 

 Matter 



Carrot . . . 

 Parsnip . . . 

 Turnip . . . 

 Sweet potato 

 Beet .... 



89 

 81 

 92.8 



74 

 82.2 



0.5 

 1.2 

 0.5 

 1.5 

 0.4 



5 



8.7 



4. 

 20.2 

 13.4 



0.2 

 1.5 

 0.1 

 0.1 

 0.1 



1.0 

 1.0 



0.8 

 1.5 

 0.9 



Practical Exercise 3. Add ten roots to your list of foods. Using the above 

 table, figure out the roots which give you the most food for your money at 

 current prices. 



Seeds as foods. Our cereal crops, corn, wheat, oats, etc., have 

 played a very important part in the civilization of man and are 

 now of much importance to him as food products. Bread made 



