TABLE I
COMPOSITION AND FOOD VALUE OF VEGETABLES
| Vegetable | Water | Protein | Fat | Carbohydrate | Ash | Food Value per Pound Calories |
| Asparagus | 94.0 | 1.8 | .2 | 3.3 | .7 | 105 |
| Beans, Dried | 12.6 | 22.5 | 1.8 | 59.6 | 3.5 | 1,750 |
| Beans, Lima | 68.5 | 7.1 | .7 | 22.0 | 1.7 | 570 |
| Beans, Shelled | 58.9 | 9.4 | .6 | 29.1 | 2.0 | 740 |
| Beans, String | 89.2 | 2.3 | .3 | 7.4 | .8 | 195 |
| Beets | 87.5 | 1.6 | .1 | 9.7 | 1.1 | 215 |
| Brussels sprouts | 88.2 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 215 |
| Cabbage | 91.5 | 1.6 | .3 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 145 |
| Carrots | 88.2 | 1.1 | .4 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 210 |
| Cauliflower | 92.3 | 1.8 | .5 | 4.7 | .7 | 140 |
| Celery | 94.5 | 1.1 | .1 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 85 |
| Corn | 75.4 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 19.7 | .7 | 470 |
| Cucumbers | 95.4 | .8 | .2 | 3.1 | .5 | 80 |
| Eggplant | 92.9 | 1.2 | .3 | 5.1 | .5 | 130 |
| French artichokes | 92.5 | .8 | .2 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 110 |
| Greens, Dandelion | 81.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 285 |
| Greens, Endive | 94.7 | 1.2 | .3 | 2.9 | .9 | 90 |
| Greens, Spinach | 92.3 | 2.1 | .3 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 110 |
| Greens, Swiss chard | 92.3 | 2.1 | .3 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 110 |
| Greens, Lettuce | 94.7 | 1.2 | .3 | 2.9 | .9 | 90 |
| Greens, Watercress | 94.7 | 1.2 | .3 | 2.9 | .9 | 90 |
| Jerusalem artichokes | 79.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 1.0 | 365 |
| Kohlrabi | 91.1 | 2.0 | .1 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 145 |
| Lentils, dried | 8.4 | 25.7 | 1.0 | 59.2 | 5.7 | 1,620 |
| Mushrooms | 88.1 | 3.5 | .4 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 210 |
| Okra | 90.2 | 1.6 | .2 | 7.4 | .6 | 175 |
| Onions | 87.6 | 1.6 | .3 | 9.9 | .6 | 225 |
| Parsnips | 83.0 | 1.6 | .5 | 13.5 | 1.4 | 300 |
| Peas, Dried | 9.5 | 24.6 | 1.0 | 62.0 | 2.9 | 1,655 |
| Peas, Green | 74.6 | 7.0 | .5 | 16.9 | 1.0 | 465 |
| Peppers | 92.9 | 1.2 | .3 | 5.1 | .5 | 130 |
| Potatoes, Irish | 78.3 | 2.2 | .1 | 18.4 | 1.0 | 385 |
| Potatoes, Sweet | 69.0 | 1.8 | .7 | 27.4 | 1.1 | 570 |
| Radishes | 91.8 | 1.3 | .1 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 135 |
| Salsify | 88.2 | 1.1 | .4 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 210 |
| Squash, Summer | 95.4 | .8 | .2 | 3.1 | .5 | 80 |
| Squash, Winter | 88.3 | 1.4 | .5 | 9.0 | .8 | 215 |
| Tomatoes | 94.3 | .9 | .4 | 3.9 | .5 | 105 |
| Turnips | 89.6 | 1.3 | .2 | 8.1 | .8 | 185 |