TABLE of CONTENTS 



Foreword 3 



Acknowledgments . 1 '. 4 



Fruits studied (Description, history, nutritive value, supply, use and recipes) 



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Avocado 5 



Banana 9 



Breadfruit -. 14 



Carambola 18 



Coconut 19 



Coffee 25 



Fig 27 



Grape 30 



Watermelon 



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Guava, Common 34 



Guava, Strawberry 40 



Lemon 43 



Lime 44 



Litchi 46 



Mango 49 



Mountain apple 55 



Orange 56 



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Papaya 60 



Passion-fruit 66 



Pineapple 69 



Poha 74 



Soursop ..- 77 



Strawberry 79 



Surinam-cherry SI 



Tamarind 84 



Summary 



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1. Classified list of Hawaiian fruits studid : Common name, scientific name, variety, source ....89 



2. Proximate composition of Hawaiian fruits 90 



3. Mineral composition of Hawaiian fruits 92 



4. Average weight and percentage refuse of Hawaiian fruits 93 



5. Average measure and cost of Hawaiian fruits per pound, as purchased (A. P.) and 



edible portion (E. P.) 95 



6. Hundred calorie portions, weight, measure and cost 97 



7. Distribution of calories per 100 grams and calories per pound " 99 



8. Quantity of juice obtained from one pound of fruit 100 



9. Hawaiian fruits as sources of vitamins (plus and minus values) 101 



10. Vitamin Values of some Hawaiian fruits in approximate units 102 



11. Results of vitamin A experiments 110 



12. Results of vitamin B experiments Ill 



13. Results of vitamin G experiments 112 



14. Results of vitamin C experiments 116 



Preparations of fruits for chemical analysis 103 



Methods of chemical analysis 105 



Methods of vitamin determinations 107 



Growth curves of rats fed for vitamin A experiments (Figure 14) 113 



Growth curves of rats fed for vitamin B experiments (Figure 15) 114 



Growth curves of rats fed for vitamin G experiments (Figure 16) 115 



Discussion of conduct and results of vitamin tests 124 



Literature cited 129 



