TABLE SHOWING COMPOSITION OF THE VARIOUS FISH USED FOR FOOD

ArticlesRefuseProteidFatMineral matter Water
Bass, black54.89.3.8.5 34.6
Bluefish55.78.3.5.5 35.
Butterfish42.810.26.3.6 40.1
Cod, fresh52.58. .2.6 38.7
Cod, salt, boneless 22.2.323.1 54.4
Cusk40.310.1.1.5 49.
Eels20.214.67.2.8 57.2
Flounder61.55.6.3.5 32.1
Haddock51. 8.2.2.6 40.
Halibut, sections17.715.14.4.9 61.9
Herring42.610.93.9.9 41.7
Mackerel44.610. 4.3.7 40.4
Mackerel, Spanish34.613.76.21. 44.5
Perch, white62.57.21.5.4 28.4
Pickerel47.19.8.2.7 42.2
Pompano45.510.24.3.5 39.5
Red Snapper46.110.6.6.7 42.
Salmon39.212.48.1.9 39.4
Shad50.19.24.8.7 35.2
Carbohydrates
Shad, roe2.620.93.81.5 71.2
Refuse
Sheepshead66. 6.4.2.5 26.9
Smelts41.910. 1. 1. 46.1
Trout48.19.81.1.6 40.4
Turbot47.76.87.5.7 37.3
Whitefish53.510.33. .7 32.5
Carbohydrates
Lobsters61.75.9.7.8.230.7
Clams, out of shell 10.61.12.35.280.8
Oysters, solid 6.11.4.93.388.3
Crabs, soft-shell 15.81.52. .780.
W. O. Atwater, Ph.D.