6 Table of Food Values
Compiled from such authorities as Church, Payer, Letheby, Blyth, Hemmeter, Pavy, Holbrook, Oldfield, Miles, and Broadbent, etc.
Percentage of
Water.
Protein.
Fat.
Starch
Matter
or Sugar.
Mineral
Matter.
Total
Nutri-
ment.
FLESH-FOODS.
Lean Beef
72·0
19·3
3·6
5·1
28·0
Veal
71·0
17·0
11·0
1·0
29·0
Mutton(Medium Fat)
65·2
14·5
19·5
0·8
34·8
Fat Pork
39·0
9·8
48·9
2·3
61·0
Chicken (flesh)
72·4
21·6
4·7
1·3
27·6
Fish (Sole)
86·1
11·9
0·2
1·2
13·3
Salmon
77·0
16·1
5·3
1·5
23·0
Eggs.
Eggs.
64·0
14·0
10·5
1·5
26·0
White of Egg
78·0
12·4
1·6
14·0
Yolk of Egg
52·0
16·0
30·7
1·3
48·0
MILK
AND MILK
PRODUCTS.
Milk (Cow’s)
86·0
4·1
3·9
5·2
0·8
14·0
Cheese: Cheddar
36·0
28·4
31·1
4·5
64·0
Cheese
Stilton
32·0
26·2
37·8
4·0
67·0
Cheese
Gruyère
40·0
31·5
24·0
3·0
58·5
Cheese
Dutch
36·10
29·43
27·54
56·97
Cheese
Parmesan
27·56
44·08
15·95
5·72
65·75
Butter
12·6
86·4
0·8
87·2
CEREALS AND
FARINACEOUS
FOODS.
Wheatmeal (Artox)
13·13
12·84
2·30
68·0
1·33
84·47
Oatmeal
10·4
15·6
6·11
63·6
3·0
89·1
Barley Meal
14·6
6·7
1·3
75·5
1·1
84·6
Bran
12·5
16·4
3·5
43·6
6·0
69·5
Rice (once milled)
10·4
11·4
0·4
79·0
0·4
91·2
Macaroni (Best)
10·8
11·7
1·6
72·9
3·0
89·2
Sago, Tapioca and
Arrowroot
14·0
1·6
0·6
83·0
0·4
85·6
BREAD
FOODS.
Wholemeal Bread (Artox)
46·0
7·5
1·4
42·0
1·3
52·2
White Bread
40·0
3·5
1·0
51·2
1·0
56·5
Granose Biscuits
3·1
14·2
1·7
77·5
1·9
95·3
LEGUMES.
Haricots (White)
9·9
25·5
2·8
55·7
3·2
87·2
Lentils, Egyptian
12·3
25·9
1·9
53·0
3·0
83·0
Peas (Dried)
8·3
23·8
2·1
58·7
2·1
86·7
Peas (Green)
81·8
3·4
0·4
13·7
0·7
18·2
Pea Nuts
6·5
28·3
46·2
1·8
3·3
79·6
Nuts.
Chestnuts
7·3
14·6
2·4
69·0
3·3
89·3
Walnuts
7·2
15·8
57·4
13·0
2·0
88·2
Filberts
38·0
18·4
28·5
11·1
1·5
59·5
Brazil Nuts
6·0
16·4
64·7
6·6
3·3
91·0
Coconuts
46·6
5·5
36·0
8·1
1·0
50·5
Pine Kernels
5·0
9·2
70·5
14·0
0·3
94·0
Almonds
6·2
23·5
53·0
7·8
3·0
87·3
FRESH
FRUITS.
Bananas
74·1
1·9
0·8
22·9
1·0
26·6
Apples
84·8
0·4
0·5
12·0
0·5
13·4
Grapes
78·2
1·3
1·7
14·7
0·5
18·2
Strawberries
87·6
1·1
0·7
6·8
0·6
9·2
DRIED
FRUITS.
Raisins
14·0
2·5
4·7
64·7
4·1
76·0
Figs
17·5
6·1
0·9
65·9
2·3
75·2
French Plums
26·4
2·4
0·8
65·5
1·7
70·4
Dates
20·8
6·6
0·2
65·3
1·6
73·7
Vegetables.
Carrots
86·5
1·2
0·3
9·2
0·9
11·6
Turnips
90·3
0·9
0·15
5·0
0·8
6·85
Cauliflower (Head)
90·8
2·2
0·4
4·7
0·8
8·1
Potatoes
75·0
2·2
0·2
21·0
1·0
24·4
Mushrooms
90·3
4·3
0·3
3·7
1·4
9·7
Tomatoes
91·9
1·3
0·2
5·0
0·7
7·2
Asparagus
93·7
1·8
0·7
0·5
3·0
Beet
87·5
1·3
9·0
1·1
11·4
Parsnip
82·0
1·2
0·6
7·2
9·0
Spinach
88·5
3·5
4·4
2·0
9·9
Cabbage
90·0
1·9
2·5
1·2
5·6
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