Dietetics for Nurses

by Fairfax T. Proudfit

APPENDIX

TABLE I[165]

Edible Organic Nutrients and Fuel Values of Foods[166]

E.P. signifies edible portion; A.P. signifies as purchased.

Key:
A	Protein (N × 6.25) Per Cent
B	Fat Per Cent
C	Carbohydrate Per Cent
D	Fuel Value per Pound Calories
E	100 Calorie Portion Grams

Food		A	B	C	D	E
Almonds	E.P.	21.0	54.9	17.3	2940	15
A.P.		11.5	30.2	9.5	1615	28
Apples	E.P.	.4	.5	14.2	285	159
A.P.		.3	.3	10.8	214	212
Apricots	E.P.	1.1	—	13.4	263	174
A.P.		1.0	—	12.6	247	184
Artichoke, French	E.P.	3.4	.5	12.0	300	151
A.P.		1.7	.3	6.0	150	302
Asparagus, fresh	E.P.	1.8	.2	3.3	100	450
cooked	A.P.	2.1	3.3	2.2	213	213
Avocado	E.P.	2.1	20.1	7.4	993	46
A.P.		1.4	13.2	4.8	652	70
Bacon, smoked	E.P.	10.5	64.8	—	2840	16
A.P.		9.5	59.4	—	2372	19
Bananas	E.P.	1.3	.6	22.0	447	101
A.P.		.8	.4	14.3	290	156
Barley, pearled		8.5	1.1	77.8	1615	28
Beans, dried		22.5	1.8	59.6	1565	29
Lima, dried		18.1	1.5	65.9	1586	29
Lima, fresh	E.P.	7.1	.7	22.0	557	82
A.P.		3.2	.3	9.9	250	182
string, fresh	E.P.	2.3	3.0	7.4	184	241
A.P.		2.1	3.0	6.9	176	259
baked, canned	A.P.	6.9	2.5	19.6	583	78
red kidney, canned		7.0	.2	18.5	471	96
Beef, brisket, medium fat	E.P.	15.8	28.5	—	1449	31
A.P.		12.0	22.3	—	1130	40
chuck, average	E.P.	19.2	15.4	—	978	46
A.P.		15.8	12.5	—	797	58
corned, average	E.P.	15.6	26.2	—	1353	34
A.P.		14.3	23.8	—	1230	37
cross ribs, average	E.P.	15.9	28.2	—	1440	32
A.P.		13.8	24.8	—	1262	36
dried, salted, and smoked	E.P.	30.0	6.5	.4	817	56
A.P.		26.4	6.9	—	760	60
flank, lean	E.P.	20.8	11.3	—	838	54
A.P.		20.5	11.0	—	821	55
fore quarter, lean	E.P.	18.9	12.2	—	842	54
A.P.		14.7	9.5	—	655	69
fore shank, lean	E.P.	22.0	6.1	—	647	70
A.P.		14.0	3.9	—	414	110
heart	E.P.	16.0	20.4	1.0	1140	40
A.P.		14.8	24.7	.9	1292	35
hind quarter, lean	E.P.	20.0	13.4	—	907	50
A.P.		16.7	11.2	—	757	60
hind shank, lean	E.P.	21.9	5.4	—	617	75
A.P.		9.1	2.2	—	255	179
hind shank, fat	E.P.	20.4	18.8	—	1171	40
A.P.		9.9	9.1	—	552	83
liver	E.P.	20.4	4.5	1.7	584	78
A.P.		20.2	3.1	2.5	537	85
loin	E.P.	19.7	12.7	—	877	52
A.P.		17.1	11.1	—	764	60
neck, lean	E.P.	21.4	8.4	—	732	62
A.P.		15.1	5.9	—	493	93
neck, medium fat	E.P.	20.1	16.5	—	1040	44
A.P.		14.5	11.9	—	749	61
plate, lean	E.P.	15.6	18.8	—	1051	43
A.P.		13.0	15.5	—	867	52
Porterhouse steak	E.P.	21.9	20.4	—	1230	37
A.P.		19.1	17.9	—	1077	42
rib rolls, lean	A.P.	20.2	10.5	—	795	57
ribs, lean	E.P.	19.6	12.0	—	845	54
A.P.		15.2	9.3	—	654	69
ribs, fat	E.P.	15.0	35.6	—	1721	26
A.P.		12.7	30.6	—	1480	31
round, lean	E.P.	21.3	7.9	—	709	64
A.P.		19.5	7.3	—	649	70
round, free from visible fat		23.2	2.5	—	512	87
rump, lean	E.P.	20.9	13.7	—	940	49
A.P.		19.1	11.0	—	796	57
rump, fat	E.P.	16.8	35.7	—	1763	26
A.P.		12.9	27.6	—	1361	33
sides, lean	E.P.	19.3	13.2	—	890	51
A.P.		15.5	10.6	—	715	64
sirloin steak	E.P.	18.9	18.5	—	1099	41
A.P.		16.5	16.1	—	960	48
sweetbreads	A.P.	16.8	12.1	—	799	57
tenderloin	A.P.	16.2	24.4	—	1290	35
tongue	E.P.	18.9	9.2	—	717	63
A.P.		14.1	6.7	—	529	86
Beets, cooked	E.P.	2.3	.1	7.4	180	252
fresh	E.P.	1.6	.1	9.7	209	217
A.P.		1.3	.1	7.7	167	271
Blackberries	A.P.	1.3	1.0	10.9	262	173
Blackfish	E.P.	18.7	1.3	—	393	116
A.P.		7.4	.7	—	163	279
Bluefish	E.P.	19.4	1.2	—	402	113
A.P.		10.0	.6	—	206	220
Boston crackers		11.0	8.5	71.1	1835	25
Brazil nuts	E.P.	17.0	66.8	7.0	3162	14
A.P.		8.6	33.7	3.5	1591	28
Bread, Boston brown		6.0	6.3	54.0	1345	34
graham		8.9	1.8	52.1	1189	38
rolls, water		9.0	3.0	54.2	1268	36
toasted		11.5	1.6	61.2	1385	33
white, home made		9.1	1.6	53.3	1199	38
milk		9.6	1.4	51.1	1158	39
Vienna		9.4	1.2	54.1	1199	38
average white		9.2	1.3	53.1	1182	38
whole wheat		9.7	.9	49.7	1113	41
Buckwheat flour		6.4	1.2	77.9	1580	29
Butter		1.0	85.0	—	3491	13
Buttermilk		3.0	.5	4.8	162	280
Butternuts	E.P.	27.9	61.2	3.5	3065	15
A.P.		3.8	8.3	.5	417	109
Cabbage	E.P.	1.6	.3	5.6	143	317
A.P.		1.4	.2	4.8	121	376
Calf’s-foot jelly		4.3	—	17.4	394	115
Carrots, fresh	E.P.	1.1	.4	9.3	204	221
A.P.		.9	.2	7.4	158	286
Cauliflower	A.P.	1.8	.5	4.7	139	328
Celery	E.P.	1.1	.1	3.3	84	542
A.P.		.9	.1	2.6	68	672
Celery soup, canned		2.1	2.8	5.0	243	187
Cerealine		9.6	1.1	78.3	1640	28
Chard	E.P.	3.2	.6	5.0	173	262
Cheese, American pale		28.8	35.9	.3	1990	23
American red		29.6	38.3	—	2102	22
Cheddar		27.7	36.8	4.1	2080	22
cottage		20.9	1.0	4.3	499	91
full cream		25.9	33.7	2.4	1890	24
Fromage de Brie		15.9	21.0	1.4	1170	39
Neufchâtel		18.7	27.4	1.5	1484	31
pineapple		29.9	38.9	2.6	2180	21
Roquefort		22.6	29.5	1.8	1645	28
Swiss		27.6	34.9	1.3	1945	23
Cherries, fresh	E.P.	1.0	.8	16.7	354	128
A.P.		.9	.8	15.9	337	134
canned	A.P.	1.1	.1	21.1	407	112
Chestnuts, fresh	E.P.	6.2	5.4	42.1	1098	41
A.P.		5.2	4.5	35.4	920	49
Chicken, broilers	E.P.	21.5	2.5	—	493	92
A.P.		12.8	1.4	—	289	157
Chocolate		12.9	48.7	30.3	2768	16
Cocoa		21.6	28.9	37.7	2258	20
Cod, dressed	A.P.	11.1	.2	—	209	217
salt	E.P.	25.4	.3	—	473	96
A.P.		19.0	.4	—	361	126
Consommé, canned	A.P.	2.5	—	.4	53	862
Corn, green, canned		2.8	1.2	19.0	455	102
sweet, fresh	E.P.	3.1	1.1	19.7	459	99
A.P.		1.2	.4	7.7	178	255
Corn meal		9.2	1.9	75.4	1620	28
Cowpeas, dried		21.4	1.4	60.8	1550	29
green	E.P.	9.4	.6	22.7	603	76
Crackers, butter	A.P.	9.6	10.1	71.6	1887	23
cream	A.P.	9.7	12.1	69.7	1938	23
graham	A.P.	10.0	9.4	73.8	1905	24
soda	A.P.	9.8	9.1	73.1	1875	24
water	A.P.	10.7	8.8	71.9	1855	24
Cranberries	A.P.	.4	.6	9.9	212	212
Cream		2.5	18.5	4.5	883	50
Cucumbers	E.P.	.8	.2	3.1	79	575
A.P.		.7	.2	2.6	68	666
Currants, fresh		1.5	—	12.8	259	175
dried Zante		2.4	1.7	74.2	1455	31
Dandelion greens		2.4	1.0	10.6	277	164
Dates, dried	E.P.	2.1	2.8	78.4	1575	29
A.P.		1.9	2.5	70.6	1416	32
Doughnuts		6.7	21.0	53.1	1941	23
Eggplant	E.P.	1.2	.3	5.1	126	349
Eggs, uncooked	E.P.	13.4	10.5	—	672	68
A.P.		11.9	9.3	—	594	76
Farina		11.0	1.4	76.3	1640	28
Figs, dried		4.3	.3	74.2	1437	32
Flounder	A.P.	5.4	.3	—	110	412
E.P.		14.2	.6	—	282	161
Flour, rye		6.8	.9	78.7	1590	29
wheat, California fine		7.9	1.4	76.4	1585	29
wheat, entire		13.8	1.9	71.9	1630	28
wheat, graham		13.3	2.2	71.4	1628	28
wheat, patent baker’s grade		13.3	1.5	72.7	1623	28
wheat, straight grade		10.8	1.1	74.8	1608	28
wheat, average high and medium		11.4	1.0	75.1	1610	28
wheat, average low grade		14.0	1.9	71.2	1625	28
Fowls	E.P.	19.3	16.3	—	1017	45
A.P.		13.7	12.3	—	752	60
Gelatin		91.4	.1	—	1660	27
Grape butter		1.2	.1	58.5	1088	42
Grapes	E.P.	1.3	1.6	19.2	437	104
A.P.		1.0	1.2	14.4	328	138
Grapefruit	E.P.	.6	.1	12.2	235	193
A.P.		.4	.1	8.9	172	264
Haddock	E.P.	17.2	.3	—	324	140
A.P.		8.4	.2	—	160	283
Halibut steaks	E.P.	18.6	5.2	—	550	83
A.P.		15.3	4.4	—	457	100
Ham, fresh lean	E.P.	25.0	14.4	—	1042	44
A.P.		24.8	14.2	—	1030	44
fresh, medium	E.P.	15.3	28.9	—	1458	31
A.P.		13.5	25.9	—	1303	35
smoked, lean	E.P.	19.8	20.8	—	1209	38
A.P.		17.5	18.5	—	1073	42
Herring, whole	E.P.	19.5	7.1	—	644	70
A.P.		11.2	3.9	—	362	125
smoked	E.P.	36.9	15.8	—	1315	35
A.P.		20.5	8.8	—	731	62
Hominy		8.3	.6	79.0	1609	28
Honey		.4	—	81.2	1481	31
Huckleberries		.6	.6	16.6	336	135
Kohl-rabi	E.P.	2.0	.1	5.5	140	324
Koumiss		2.8	2.1	5.4	234	194
Lamb, breast	E.P.	19.1	23.6	—	1311	35
A.P.		15.4	19.1	—	1058	43
chops, broiled	E.P.	21.7	29.9	—	1614	28
fore quarter	E.P.	18.3	25.8	—	1385	33
A.P.		14.9	21.0	—	1127	40
hind quarter	E.P.	19.6	19.1	—	1149	40
A.P.		16.5	16.1	—	953	48
leg roast		19.7	12.7	—	876	52
side	E.P.	17.6	23.1	—	1263	36
A.P.		14.1	18.7	—	1015	45
Lard, refined		—	100.0	—	4080	11
Lemon juice		—	—	9.8	178	255
Lemons	E.P.	1.0	.7	8.5	201	226
A.P.		.7	.5	5.9	140	323
Lettuce	E.P.	1.2	.3	2.9	87	525
A.P.		1.0	.2	2.5	72	633
Liver, beef	E.P.	20.4	4.5	1.7	583	78
A.P.		20.2	3.1	2.5	538	84
veal	E.P.	19.0	5.3	—	562	81
Lobster, whole	E.P.	16.4	1.8	.4	379	120
A.P.		5.9	.7	.2	139	326
canned	A.P.	18.1	1.1	.5	382	119
Macaroni		13.4	.9	74.1	1625	28
Macaroons		6.5	15.2	65.2	1922	24
Mackerel	E.P.	18.7	7.1	—	629	72
A.P.		10.2	4.2	—	356	127
salt	E.P.	21.1	22.6	—	1305	35
A.P.		16.3	17.4	—	1005	45
Marmalade, orange		.6	.1	84.5	1548	29
Milk, condensed, sweetened		8.8	8.3	54.1	1480	31
skimmed		3.4	.3	5.1	167	273
whole		3.3	4.0	5.0	314	145
Mince meat, commercial		6.7	1.4	60.2	1280	36
home made		4.8	6.7	32.1	942	48
Molasses, cane		2.4	—	69.3	1302	35
Mushrooms	A.P.	3.5	.4	6.8	204	223
Muskmelons	E.P.	.6	—	9.3	180	252
A.P.		.3	—	4.6	89	510
Mutton, fore quarter	E.P.	15.6	30.9	—	1543	29
A.P.		12.3	24.5	—	1223	37
hind quarter	E.P.	16.7	28.1	—	1450	31
A.P.		13.8	23.2	—	1197	38
leg	E.P.	19.8	12.4	—	863	52
A.P.		16.5	10.3	—	718	63
side	A.P.	13.0	24.0	—	1215	37
E.P.		16.2	29.8	—	1512	30
Nectarines	E.P.	.6	—	15.9	299	152
A.P.		.6	—	14.8	280	162
Oatmeal		16.1	7.2	67.5	1811	25
Okra	E.P.	1.6	.2	7.4	172	264
A.P.		1.4	.2	6.5	152	300
Olives, green	E.P.	1.1	27.6	11.6	1357	33
A.P.		.8	20.2	8.5	995	46
ripe	E.P.	1.7	25.0	4.3	1130	40
A.P.		1.4	21.0	3.5	947	48
Onions, fresh	E.P.	1.6	.3	9.9	220	206
A.P.		1.4	.3	8.9	199	228
Oranges	E.P.	.8	.2	11.6	233	195
A.P.		.6	.1	8.5	169	268
Oxtail soup, canned	A.P.	3.8	.5	4.2	166	274
Oysters	E.P.	6.2	1.2	3.7	228	199
in shell	A.P.	1.2	.2	.7	43	1065
canned	A.P.	8.8	2.4	3.9	328	138
Parsnips	E.P.	1.6	.5	13.5	294	154
A.P.		1.3	.4	10.8	236	192
Pea soup, canned	A.P.	3.6	.7	7.6	232	196
Peaches, canned	A.P.	.7	.1	10.8	213	213
fresh	E.P.	.7	.1	9.4	188	242
A.P.		.5	.1	7.7	153	297
Peanuts	E.P.	25.8	38.6	24.4	2490	18
A.P.		19.5	29.1	18.5	1877	24
Pears, fresh	E.P.	.6	.5	14.1	288	158
A.P.		.5	.4	12.7	256	177
Peas, canned	A.P.	3.6	.2	9.8	252	180
dried		24.6	1.0	62.0	1611	28
green	E.P.	7.0	.5	16.9	454	100
A.P.		3.6	.2	9.8	252	180
Peppers, green	E.P.	1.1	.1	4.6	109	417
Persimmons	E.P.	.8	.7	31.5	615	74
Pies, apple		3.1	0.8	42.8	1233	37
custard		4.2	6.3	26.1	806	56
lemon		3.6	10.1	37.4	1156	39
mince		5.8	12.3	38.1	1300	35
squash		4.4	8.4	21.7	817	56
Pineapples, fresh	E.P.	.4	.3	9.7	196	232
canned	A.P.	.4	.7	36.4	695	65
Pine nuts (pignolias)		33.9	49.4	6.9	2757	16
Pistachios, shelled		22.3	54.0	16.3	2900	16
Plums	E.P.	1.0	—	20.1	383	118
A.P.		.9	—	19.1	363	125
Pomegranates	E.P.	1.5	1.6	19.5	447	102
Pork chops, medium	E.P.	16.6	30.1	—	1530	30
A.P.		13.4	24.2	—	1230	37
chuck ribs and shoulder	E.P.	17.3	31.1	—	1585	29
A.P.		14.1	25.5	—	1298	35
fat, salt	A.P.	1.9	86.2	—	3555	13
sausage	A.P.	13.0	44.2	1.1	2030	22
side	E.P.	9.1	55.3	—	2423	19
A.P.		8.0	49.0	—	2145	21
tenderloin	A.P.	18.9	13.0	—	875	52
Potato chips	A.P.	6.8	39.8	46.7	2598	17
Potatoes, white, raw	E.P.	2.2	.1	18.4	378	120
A.P.		1.8	.1	14.7	302	149
sweet, raw	E.P.	1.8	.7	27.4	558	81
A.P.		1.4	.6	21.9	447	102
Prunes, dried	E.P.	2.1	—	73.3	1368	33
A.P.		1.8	—	62.2	1160	39
Pumpkins	E.P.	1.0	.1	5.2	117	389
A.P.		.5	.1	2.6	60	753
Radishes	E.P.	1.3	.1	5.8	133	341
A.P.		.9	.1	4.0	91	488
Raisins	E.P.	2.6	3.3	76.1	1562	29
A.P.		2.3	3.0	68.5	1407	32
Raspberries, red		1.0	—	12.6	247	184
black		1.7	1.0	12.6	300	151
Rhubarb	E.P.	.6	.7	3.6	105	433
A.P.		.4	.4	2.2	63	714
Rice		8.0	.3	79.0	1591	29
Salmon, dressed	A.P.	13.8	8.1	—	582	78
whole	E.P.	22.0	12.8	—	923	49
A.P.		15.3	8.9	—	642	71
Sausage, Bologna	E.P.	18.7	17.6	.3	1061	43
A.P.		18.2	19.7	—	1135	40
farmer	E.P.	29.0	42.0	—	2240	20
A.P.		27.9	40.4	—	2156	21
Shad, whole	E.P.	18.8	9.5	—	727	61
A.P.		9.4	4.8	—	367	124
roe		20.9	3.8	2.6	582	78
Shredded wheat		10.5	1.4	77.9	1660	27
Spinach, fresh	A.P.	2.1	.3	3.2	109	417
Squash	E.P.	1.4	.5	9.0	209	217
A.P.		.7	.2	4.5	103	443
Strawberries		1.0	.6	7.4	169	269
Succotash, canned		3.6	1.0	18.6	444	102
Sugar		—	—	100.0	1815	25
Tomatoes, fresh	A.P.	.9	.4	3.9	104	438
canned	A.P.	1.2	.2	4.0	103	443
Tuna (tunny fish)	E.P.	26.6	11.4	—	946	48
Turkey	E.P.	21.1	22.9	—	1320	34
A.P.		16.1	18.4	—	1042	43
sandwich, canned		20.7	29.2	—	1568	29
Turnips	E.P.	1.3	.2	8.1	178	256
A.P.		.9	.1	5.7	124	367
Veal, breast	E.P.	20.3	11.0	—	817	56
A.P.		15.3	8.6	—	629	72
cutlet	E.P.	20.3	7.7	—	683	66
A.P.		20.1	7.5	—	670	68
fore quarter	E.P.	20.0	8.0	—	690	66
A.P.		15.1	6.0	—	517	88
hind quarter	E.P.	20.7	8.3	—	715	64
A.P.		16.2	6.6	—	534	85
side	E.P.	20.2	8.1	—	697	65
A.P.		15.6	6.3	—	539	84
Vegetable soup, canned		2.9	—	.5	62	735
Walnuts, California or English	E.P.	18.4	64.4	13.0	3199	14
A.P.		4.9	17.3	3.5	859	53
black	E.P.	27.6	56.3	11.7	3011	15
A.P.		7.2	14.6	3.0	780	59
Watermelons	E.P.	.4	.2	6.7	136	332
A.P.		.2	.1	2.7	57	800
Wheat, cracked		11.1	1.7	75.5	1635	28
Whitefish	E.P.	22.9	6.5	—	680	67
A.P.		10.6	3.0	—	315	144
Zwieback		9.8	9.9	73.5	1915	24