3 18  Examination  of  Commercial  Ginger.  {AmjJ 
TABLE  No.  4- 
Total  Ash. 
Insoluble  Ash 
in  10  per  cent. 
Hydrochloric 
Acid. 
Crude  Fiber. 
Starch  by 
Direct  Acid 
Conversion. 
African  
6  09 
o-86 
6  88 
52-50 
2. 
5"C9 
°'34 
- 
62.66 
3- 
5-16 
0  35 
4- 
6-00 
o-86 
7'44 
53"H 
5- 
5 '93 
080 
6. 
6-94 
r68 
4-84 
54"97 
7- 
7-61 
217 
4  80 
55-8o 
The  following  data  were  obtained  in  the  examination  of  twenty- 
three  samples  of  pure  ground  ginger: 
TABLE  No.  5. 
Total  Ash. 
Insoluble  Ash  in 
10  per  cent. 
Hydrochloric  Acid. 
Crude  Fiber. 
Maximum  
8-40 
2  19 
6-8o 
6-o8 
rc4 
6-io 
Average 
678 
1  "45 
6-37 
The  following  figures  were  obtained  in  the  examination  of  com- 
mercial gingers  bought  on  the  market :  . 
TABLE  No.  6. 
Total  Ash. 
Water 
Soluble  Ash. 
Insoluble  Ash 
in  10  per  cent. 
Hydrochloric 
Acid. 
Crude  Fiber. 
Cold  Water 
Extract. 
Alcoholic 
Extract. 
Volatile  Ether 
Extract.  | 
Non-Volatile 
Ether  Extract,  j 
Lime  as 
Calcium  Oxide. 
Starch  by 
Direct  Acid 
Conversion, 
I 
6-93 
2-52 
1-62 
6'04 
11-28 
684 
1-91 
7  09 
0-41 
46-12 
2 
7 '05 
2-84 
1  "54 
8-14 
i2-64 
6-16 
2  63 
7'23 
0-50 
45-27 
3 
6-26 
2-98 
1-23 
5'54 
I2'b2 
7-84 
1 '90 
8.9 
0-30 
45-76 
4 
6-52 
2-87 
I- 18 
4*14 
11-94 
760 
•I '45 
6-85 
0-44 
52  76 
5 
5  00 
2-66 
0  50 
5"I7 
11-92 
752 
1  "90 
8*22 
o'44 
45'84 
6 
5'02 
270 
0-41 
570 
73-20 
5"24 
i'38 
875 
45-80 
7 
278 
°'95 
039 
572 
6-62 
468 
1-63 
3*87 
0-52 
46-40 
