COTTON SEED OIL.

Cotton seed oil is frequently substituted for olive oil.

NUTS.

Nuts contain a good deal of oil.


CHAPTER VII.

Carbohydrate Foods.

The idea of starchy foods is usually connected with such substances as laundry starch, cornstarch, arrow root, etc. These are, of course, more concentrated forms of starch than potatoes, rice, etc. Many starchy foods contain other ingredients, and some are especially rich in proteids.

The following table may help to make this clear (Atwater):—