FOOTNOTES:
[167] From Sherman’s “Chemistry of Food and Nutrition,” by courtesy of the author.
[168] Average fish is estimated to contain per 100 grams of protein as follows: 0.109 gram Ca; 0.133 gram Mg; 1.671 grams K; 0.373 gram Na; 1.148 grams P; 0.528 gram Cl; 1.119 grams S; 0.0055 gram Fe.
[169] The percentages of the ash constituents in jams are believed to average about two thirds those of the corresponding fruits.
[170] Average meat is estimated to contain per 100 grams protein as follows: 0.058 gram Ca; 0.118 gram Mg; 1.694 grams K; 0.421 gram Na; 1.078 grams P; 0.378 gram Cl; 1.146 grams S; 0.0150 gram Fe.
TABLE III
Showing 100-Calorie Portions of Some Common Foods—Together with Their Protein, Nitrogen, and Mineral Content[171]
| Key: | |
| A | Protein Calories |
| B | Protein Grams |
| C | Nitrogen Grams |
| D | Calcium Grams |
| E | Phosphorus Grams |
| F | Iron Grams |
| Material | Measure Portion | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| Almonds | 12-15 nuts | 12.90 | 3.20 | .051 | .037 | .072 | .00060 |
| Apples, dried | ½ cup, 1.2 oz. | 2.50 | .60 | 0.100 | .108 | .163 | .00050 |
| Apples, fresh | 1 large apple, 7.5 oz. | 2.40 | 0.60 | .096 | .012 | .020 | .00050 |
| Apricots, dried | 9 halves, 1.3 oz. | 7.60 | 1.90 | 0.300 | .123 | .044 | .00050 |
| Asparagus, fresh | 20 stalks, 8 in. long, 15.9 oz. | 32.40 | 8.10 | 1.290 | .122 | .177 | .00450 |
| Bacon, fried | 4-5 small slices, 5 oz. | 6.80 | 1.70 | .270 | .001 | .018 | .00030 |
| Bananas | 1 large, 5.5 oz. | 5.30 | 1.30 | .020 | .009 | .031 | .00060 |
| Beans, Lima, dried | 2 tbs., 1 oz. | 23.20 | 5.80 | .920 | .020 | .096 | .00200 |
| Beans, Lima, fresh | ½ cup, 2.9 oz. | 23.00 | 5.70 | .920 | .001 | .007 | .00011 |
| Beans, string | 2½ cups, cut in pieces, 8.5 oz. | 22.40 | 5.60 | .890 | .110 | .126 | .00270 |
| Beans, white, dried | 2 tbs., 1 oz. | 26.00 | 6.50 | 1.400 | .047 | .137 | .00200 |
| Beets | 4 beets, 2 in. diam., 7 oz. | 14.00 | 3.50 | 0.560 | .064 | .084 | .00130 |
| Beef, round, lean | 1 slice, 3 × 3 × 1½ in., 2 oz. | 48.00 | 12.00 | 1.920 | .007 | .129 | .00180 |
| Beef feet | slice, 5 × 2½ × ¼ in., 1.6 oz. | 30.00 | 7.50 | 1.600 | .004 | .081 | .00110 |
| Butter | 1 (scant) tbs., 0.5 oz. | 1.60 | 0.40 | .064 | .002 | .002 | .00003 |
| Cabbage | 5 cups, sliced, 11.2 oz. | 20.40 | 5.10 | 0.890 | .143 | .092 | .00350 |
| Carrots | 4-5 young car., 10.5 oz. | 9.60 | 2.40 | 0.384 | .124 | .101 | .00130 |
| Cauliflower | 1 small head, 11.5 oz. | 23.60 | 5.90 | 0.944 | .403 | .200 | .00200 |
| Celery | 4 cups, in 1-in. pieces | 5.20 | 1.30 | 0.200 | .421 | .201 | .00270 |
| Clams | 6 clams, ½ cup, 7.6 oz. | 79.20 | 19.80 | 3.160 | .285 | .282 | .00970 |
| Cheese, American | 1⅛ in. cube (0.8 oz.) | 24.40 | 6.10 | 0.970 | .211 | .156 | .00030 |
| Cherries (stoned) | 1 cup, 4.5 oz. | 4.80 | 1.20 | 0.190 | .025 | .039 | .00050 |
| Chicken, lean meat, roasted | 2½ oz. | 79.60 | 19.90 | 3.190 | .006 | .075 | .00290 |
| Crackers, soda | 4 crackers | 9.60 | 2.40 | 0.380 | .006 | .025 | .00040 |
| Cornmeal | 3 tbs., 1 oz. | 10.40 | 2.60 | 0.410 | .005 | .053 | .00030 |
| Corn | ⅓ cup, 3.6 oz. | 12.40 | 3.10 | 0.490 | .006 | .102 | .00080 |
| Chocolate, unsweetened | ¾ × ¼ × ⅞ in. piece | 8.40 | 2.10 | 0.330 | .015 | .075 | .00040 |
| Cocoa | 3½ tbs., 0.7 oz. | 17.60 | 4.40 | 0.490 | .023 | .143 | .00050 |
| Cream, 18% (thin) | ¼ cup, 1.8 oz. | 5.20 | 1.30 | 9.200 | .050 | .044 | .00010 |
| Cream, 40% (thick) | 1⅓ tbs., 0.9 oz. | 2.40 | 0.60 | 0.096 | .020 | .020 | .00005 |
| Dates | 4½ dates, 1.1 oz. | 2.40 | 0.60 | 0.096 | .019 | .016 | .00090 |
| Eggs | 1⅓ eggs | 36.40 | 9.10 | 1.450 | .045 | .122 | .00210 |
| Egg whites | 7 whites, 6.9 oz. | 96.48 | 24.12 | 3.850 | .020 | .022 | .00020 |
| Egg yolks | 2 yolks, 1 oz. | 17.28 | 4.32 | .691 | .036 | .118 | .00230 |
| Farina | 3 tbs., 1 oz. | 12.40 | 3.10 | .496 | .006 | .035 | .00020 |
| Fish, lean | piece, 3 × 3 × ½ in., 2.4 oz. | 90.40 | 22.60 | 3.610 | .025 | .259 | .00120 |
| Fish, oily | 53.20 | 13.30 | 2.120 | .015 | .153 | .00070 | |
| Figs | 1½ large figs, 1.1 oz. | 5.60 | 1.40 | .224 | .051 | .037 | .00100 |
| Flour, entire wheat | 3 tbs., 1 oz. | 15.60 | 3.90 | .624 | .009 | .066 | .00070 |
| graham | 3 tbs., 1 oz. | 14.80 | 3.70 | .592 | .011 | .101 | .00100 |
| rye | 3 tbs., 1 oz. | 8.00 | 2.00 | .320 | .005 | .082 | .00040 |
| white | 4 tbs., 1 oz. | 12.80 | 3.20 | .572 | .006 | .026 | .00020 |
| Gelatin | 27 grams | 98.80 | 24.90 | 3.980 | |||
| Grapefruit | 2¾ tbs. | 5.00 | 1.25 | .040 | .036 | .00058 | |
| Grapes (Concord) | 1 large bunch, 5 oz. | 5.60 | 1.40 | 0.200 | .019 | .032 | .00030 |
| Grape juice | ½ cup, 3.6 oz. | 1.40 | 0.35 | .050 | .011 | .011 | .00030 |
| Hominy | 3½ tbs., 1 oz. | 9.60 | 2.40 | 0.350 | .002 | .027 | .00030 |
| Honey | 1 tbs., 1.1 oz. | .40 | 0.10 | .002 | .006 | .00030 | |
| Lamb | 1 slice, 3½ × 4½ × ⅓ in., 1.8 oz. | 25.60 | 6.40 | 1.020 | .004 | .069 | .00100 |
| Lemons | 3 large, 11.4 oz. | 9.20 | 2.30 | 0.360 | .081 | .049 | .00140 |
| Lettuce | 2 large heads, 18.5 oz. | 25.20 | 6.30 | 1.000 | .224 | .224 | .00790 |
| Lentils (dried) | 2½ tbs., 1 oz. | 29.60 | 7.40 | 1.180 | .031 | 1.260 | .00250 |
| Macaroni | 1 cup | 14.80 | 3.70 | 0.590 | .006 | .040 | .00030 |
| Milk, whole | ⅜ cup, 5.1 oz. | 19.20 | 4.80 | 0.760 | .174 | .134 | .00090 |
| skimmed | ⅜ cup | 37.20 | 9.30 | 1.480 | .331 | .262 | .00070 |
| unsweetened, canned | 3¾ tbs., 2.1 oz. | 23.20 | 5.80 | 0.920 | .188 | .146 | .00040 |
| sweet, canned | 1½ tbs., 1.1 oz. | 10.40 | 2.60 | 0.410 | .096 | .072 | .00020 |
| buttermilk | 1⅛ cup, 10.0 oz. | 33.60 | 8.40 | 1.340 | .294 | .271 | .00070 |
| Milk powder[172] | 1 oz. | ||||||
| malted (Horlick’s)[173] | 1½ tbs., 1.2 oz. | ||||||
| Molasses | |||||||
| Mutton | 1 slice, 3 × 3¼ × ⅛ inch | 24.80 | 6.20 | 0.990 | .004 | .067 | .00090 |
| Oatmeal | ⅓ cup, 1 oz. | 16.80 | 4.20 | 0.670 | .017 | .099 | .00100 |
| Onions | 3-4 med., 7.2 oz. | 13.20 | 3.30 | 0.520 | .069 | .093 | .00100 |
| Orange | 1 large, 9.5 oz. | 6.40 | 1.60 | 0.250 | .088 | .040 | .00040 |
| Oysters (raw) | 6-12 oys., ⅔ cup, 7.2 oz. | 49.20 | 12.30 | 1.060 | .106 | .306 | .00890 |
| Parsnip | 2 medium, 7.0 oz. | 10.00 | 2.50 | 0.400 | .091 | .117 | .00090 |
| Peas, fresh | ¾ cup, 3.5 oz. | 26.00 | 6.50 | 1.040 | .026 | .120 | .00170 |
| Peaches, fresh | 3 medium, 60.5 oz. | 3.80 | 1.70 | 0.270 | .038 | .057 | .00070 |
| Pears | 1 large, 6.3 oz. | 4.00 | 1.00 | 0.160 | .024 | .041 | .00050 |
| Peanuts | 20-24 single, 0.6 oz. | 18.80 | 4.70 | 0.750 | .013 | .073 | .00049 |
| Pecans | 12 single, 0.51 oz. | 5.20 | 1.30 | 0.200 | .012 | .045 | .00040 |
| Pepper (green) | 18.00 | 4.50 | 0.720 | .034 | .145 | .00220 | |
| Pineapple | 2 slices 1 in. thick, 8.2 oz. | 3.60 | 0.90 | .041 | .064 | .00120 | |
| Plums | 3-4 large, 4.4 oz. | 4.80 | 1.20 | 0.190 | .024 | .038 | .00060 |
| Potatoes (sweet) | ½ medium, 3.6 oz. | 6.00 | 1.50 | 0.240 | .016 | .037 | .00040 |
| Potatoes (white) | 1 medium, 5.3 oz. | 10.80 | 2.70 | 0.430 | .016 | .069 | .00160 |
| Prunes | 4 medium, 1.4 oz. | 2.80 | 0.70 | .110 | .018 | .035 | .00100 |
| Radishes | 36 small, 12 oz. | 17.60 | 4.40 | 0.700 | .073 | .098 | .00210 |
| Rhubarb | 4 cups, cut in small pieces, 15.3 oz. | 10.40 | 2.60 | 0.410 | .189 | .134 | .00430 |
| Rice | 3 tbs., 1 oz. | 9.20 | 2.30 | 0.360 | .004 | .027 | .00030 |
| Shredded wheat | 1 biscuit, 0.9 oz. | 14.00 | 3.50 | 0.550 | .011 | .089 | .00120 |
| Spinach | 3 cups, 14.7 oz. | 35.20 | 8.80 | 1.400 | .281 | .285 | .01500 |
| Squash, summer | 12.40 | 3.10 | 0.490 | .039 | .035 | .00130 | |
| winter | 12.40 | 3.10 | .038 | .069 | .00130 | ||
| Strawberries | 1⅓ cups, 9.0 oz. | 10.24 | 2.56 | 0.400 | .104 | .072 | .00210 |
| Tapioca | 3 tbs., 1.0 oz. | 0.44 | 0.11 | 0.017 | .004 | .025 | .00050 |
| Tomatoes, fresh | 2-3 medium, 15.5 oz. | 16.00 | 4.00 | 0.640 | .050 | .113 | .00180 |
| canned | 1¾ cup, 15.6 oz. | ||||||
| Turnips | 2 cups, cut in cubes, 13.0 oz. | 13.20 | 3.30 | 0.520 | .161 | .117 | .00130 |
| Veal | slice, 2 × 2¾ inches, 2.3 oz. | 58.00 | 14.50 | 2.320 | .008 | .156 | .00220 |
| Walnuts, English | 16-18 nuts, 0.5 oz. | 10.40 | 2.60 | 0.410 | .013 | .015 | .00030 |
| Watermelon (edible portion) | 11.7 oz. | 5.20 | 1.30 | 0.200 | .038 | .010 | .00100 |