[7] Bacon loses about half of its fat content when cooked.
Other Weights.
| 1 tablespoon olive oil | = 13 grams |
| 1 tablespoon mayonnaise | = 21 grams |
| 1 thin slice of bread (baker's loaf) | = 25 grams |
| 1 medium sized orange | = 150 grams |
| 1 peach | = 125 grams |
| 1 medium sized apple | = 150 grams |
| 1/2 small grape fruit | = 150 grams |
| 1 medium sized lamb chop with bone | = 100 grams |
| 1 medium sized slice cold tongue | = 25 grams |
| 1 slice tenderloin steak 1 in. thick | = 100 grams |
| 1 average helping of fish | = 100 grams |
| 1 average helping of butter | = 10 grams |
| 1 average sized egg | = 50 grams |
| 1 average helping of cooked green vegetables such as spinach, cabbage, cauliflower, asparagus, etc. (2 tablespoons)[8] | = 100 grams |
| 1 average helping boiled cereal | = 100 grams |
| 1 potato, size of large egg | = 100 grams |
[8] It is not true that all the vegetables weigh the same, but for the sake of simplicity in most of the diets it has been reckoned that two heaping tablespoons of any one of the "5%" vegetables weighs 100 gms.
The following food values are taken from Locke's Abstract of Atwater and Bryant's Bulletin No. 28, 1906, United States Department of Agriculture.
Fractions of per cents. have been left off in order to make the use of the table more simple, and the values given will be found quite accurate enough for clinical purposes.
| Food Stuffs. Raw. | Quantity. | Protein. Grams. | Fat. Grams. | Carbohydrate. Grams. | Total Calories. |
| Meat. | |||||
| Beef | 100 gms. | 22 | 28 | 350 | |
| Chicken | 100 gms. | 32 | 4 | 168 | |
| Bacon (raw) | 100 gms. | 10 | 64 | 636 | |
| Fish. | |||||
| Fish (average) | 100 gms. | 20 | 7 | 147 | |
| Oysters | 100 gms. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 46 |
| Eggs. | |||||
| Eggs | 100 gms. | 13 | 12 | 165 | |
| Eggs | 1 egg | 7 | 6 | 84 | |
| Dairy Products. | |||||
| Butter | 100 gms. | 1 | 85 | 795 | |
| Cheese (American) | 100 gms. | 28 | 35 | 2 | 448 |
| Cheese (Neufchâtel) | 100 gms. | 19 | 27 | 2 | 337 |
| Milk (whole) | 100 gms. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 70 |
| Milk (whole) | 1 qt. | 30 | 36 | 45 | 642 |
| Milk (skim) | 100 gms. | 3 | 0.3 | 5 | 35 |
| Milk (skim) | 1 qt. | 31 | 3 | 46 | 343 |
| Cream (gravity) | 100 gms. | 3 | 16 | 5 | 181 |
| Cream (gravity) | 1 pt. | 12 | 73 | 23 | 822 |
| Cereal Products. | |||||
| Oatmeal (cooked) | 100 gms. | 3 | 0.5 | 12 | 66 |
| Rice (cooked) | 100 gms. | 3 | 0.1 | 24 | 112 |
| Macaroni (cooked) | 100 gms. | 3 | 0.1 | 24 | 112 |
| Bread | 100 gms. | 9 | 1 | 53 | 264 |
| Soda crackers | 100 gms. | 10 | 9 | 73 | 424 |
| Cake (average) | 100 gms. | 6 | 9 | 63 | 367 |
| Vegetables. | |||||
| Asparagus (canned) | 100 gms. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 |
| Beans (dried) | 100 gms. | 22 | 2 | 59 | 350 |
| Beans (string) fresh cooked | 100 gms. | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 22 |
| Beets (cooked) | 100 gms. | 2 | 0.1 | 7 | 37 |
| Cabbage (raw) | 100 gms. | 2 | 0.3 | 6 | 35 |
| Carrots (raw) | 100 gms. | 1 | 0.4 | 9 | 45 |
| Cauliflower (raw) | 100 gms. | 2 | 0.5 | 5 | 33 |
| Celery (raw) | 100 gms. | 1 | 0.1 | 3 | 17 |
| Corn (green) | 100 gms. | 3 | 1 | 20 | 103 |
| Cucumbers (raw) | 100 gms. | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3 | 17 |
| Lettuce (raw) | 100 gms. | 1 | 0.3 | 3 | 19 |
| Mushrooms (raw) | 100 gms. | 3 | 0.4 | 7 | 45 |
| Onions (raw) | 100 gms. | 1 | 0.3 | 10 | 48 |
| Peas (dried) | 100 gms. | 24 | 1 | 62 | 362 |
| Peas (green, raw) | 100 gms. | 7 | 0.5 | 16 | 99 |
| Potatoes (white) | 100 gms. | 2 | 0.1 | 18 | 83 |
| Potatoes (sweet) | 100 gms. | 2 | 0.7 | 27 | 125 |
| Spinach | 100 gms. | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 23 |
| Squash | 100 gms. | 1 | 0.5 | 9 | 46 |
| Tomatoes | 100 gms. | 0.9 | 0.4 | 4 | 24 |
| Turnips | 100 gms. | 1 | 0.2 | 8 | 39 |
The values for all the vegetables are calculated from the raw vegetables.
| Fruits. | |||||
| Apples (edible portion) | 100 gms. | 0.4 | 0.5 | 14 | 64 |
| Bananas (edible portion) | 100 gms. | 1 | 0.6 | 22 | 100 |
| Blackberries | 100 gms. | 1 | 1 | 11 | 59 |
| Cherries | 100 gms. | 0.1 | 1 | 15 | 71 |
| Cranberries | 100 gms. | 0.4 | 0.6 | 10 | 48 |
| Currants | 100 gms. | 1 | 13 | 57 | |
| Figs (dried) | 100 gms. | 4 | 0.3 | 74 | 323 |
| Grapes | 100 gms. | 1 | 1 | 14 | 71 |
| Huckleberries | 100 gms. | 0.6 | 0.6 | 16 | 74 |
| Lemon juice | 100 gms. | 10 | 41 | ||
| Muskmelons (edible portions) | 100 gms. | 0.6 | 9 | 39 | |
| Oranges (edible portion) | 100 gms. | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11 | 50 |
| Peaches (edible portion) | 100 gms. | 0.7 | 0.1 | 9 | 41 |
| Pears (edible portion) | 100 gms. | 0.6 | 0.5 | 14 | 65 |
| Prunes (dried) | 100 gms. | 2 | 73 | 308 | |
| Raisins (dried) | 100 gms. | 2 | 3 | 76 | 348 |
| Pineapples | 100 gms. | 0.4 | 0.3 | 10 | 45 |
| Plums (edible portion) | 100 gms. | 1 | 20 | 86 | |
| Raspberries | 100 gms. | 1 | 12 | 53 | |
| Strawberries | 100 gms. | 1 | 0.6 | 7 | 38 |
| Watermelons | 100 gms. | 0.4 | 0.2 | 7 | 32 |
| Nuts. | |||||
| Almonds. | 100 gms. | 21 | 54 | 17 | 658 |
| Chestnuts | 100 gms. | 6 | 5 | 42 | 243 |
| Peanuts (edible portion) | 100 gms. | 25 | 38 | 24 | 554 |
| Walnuts | 100 gms. | 18 | 64 | 13 | 722 |
| Miscellaneous. | |||||
| Chocolate | 100 gms. | 13 | 48 | 30 | 623 |
| Whiskey | 50 c.c. | 43% alcohol 152 | |||
| Lager beer | 250 c.c. | 4.5% alcohol 130 | |||
ADDITIONAL DATA.