26 DEPARTMENT BULLETIN 975, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE. 
Chart 30. One Pound of Shelled Peanuts. 
(21 cups.) 
One pound of shelled peanuts supplies about 2,485 calories of energy, 117 
grams (about 4? ounces) of protein, 0.3 gram of calcium, 1.8 grams of phosphorus, 
and 9 milligrams of iron. It would furnish, therefore, 71 per cent of the energy 
a man needs daily, 117 per cent of the protein, 47 per cent of the calcium, 137 
per cent of the phosphorus, and 60 per cent of the iron. This is shown in the 
following chart: 
ENERGY 
PROTEIN 
CALCIUM 47%\ 
PHOSPHORUS fill 
IRON 
Chart 30. — Proportions of energy, protein, calcium, phosphorus, and iron needed per man 
per day furnished by 1 pound of shelled peanuts. 
Group III. CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS. 
Chart 31. One Pound of Oatmeal. 
(2| cups.) 
One pound of oatmeal supplies about 1,820 calories of energy, 73 grams (more 
than 2\ ounces) of protein, 0.3 gram of calcium, 1.8 grams of phosphorus, and 
17 milligrams of iron. It would furnish, therefore, 52 per cent of the energy a 
man needs daily, 73 per cent of the protein, 46 per cent of the calcium, 135 per 
cent of the phosphorus, and 115 per cent of the iron. This is shown in the 
following chart : 
ENERGY OL 
PROTEIN 73% 
CALCIUM 46% 
PHOSPHORUS ffi 
IRON 
urn 
Chart 31. — Proportions of energy, protein, calcium, phosphorus, and iron needed per man 
per day furnished by 1 pound of oatmeal. 
