Hard bread, 2⁄3 fresh beef, 1⁄3 salt pork and beans.
| Albuminates | 4.99 | |
| Fats | 4.09 | |
| Carbo-hydrates | 15.26 | |
| Salts | 1.23 | |
| Total | 25.57 | and .26 coffee. |
Hard bread, bacon and beans.
| Albuminates | 4.10 | |
| Fats | 9.06 | |
| Carbo-hydrates | 15.26 | |
| Salts | 1.29 | |
| Total | 29.71 | and .26 coffee. |
The following table, compiled from standard authorities, gives an alimentary analysis of 100 parts of various substances used as food, by means of which the nutritive value of all ordinary diets may be calculated:
| Water. | Albumi- nates. | Fats. | Carbo- Hydrates. | Salts. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat (best quality), beefsteak | 74.4 | 20.5 | 3.5 | ... | 1.6 |
| Meat (average like soldiers), less 1⁄5 for bone | 75. | 15. | 8.4 | ... | 1.6 |
| Meat (very fat, stall fed) | 63. | 14. | 19. | ... | 3.7 |
| Salt beef (Girardin) | 49.1 | 29.6 | 0.2 | ... | 21.1 |
| Salt pork (Girardin) | 44.1 | 26.1 | 7. | ... | 22.8 |
| Fat pork (Letheby) | 39. | 9.8 | 48.9 | ... | 2.3 |
| Bacon (salted and smoked) (Letheby) | 15. | 8.8 | 73.3 | ... | 2.9 |
| Fish (Letheby) | 78. | 18.1 | 2.9 | ... | 1. |
| Poultry, less bone 1⁄6 (Letheby) | 74. | 21. | 3.8 | ... | 1.2 |
| Butter | 6. | .3 | 91. | ... | 2.5 |
| Eggs (less 1⁄10 for shell) | 73.5 | 13.5 | 11.6 | ... | 1. |
| Cheese | 36.8 | 33.5 | 24.3 | ... | 5.4 |
| Bread (wheat, average quality) | 40. | 8. | 1.5 | 49.2 | 1.3 |
| Biscuit, hard | 8. | 15.6 | 1.3 | 73.4 | 1.7 |
| Wheat flour (average) | 15. | 11. | 2. | 70.3 | 1.7 |
| Rice | 10. | 5. | 0.8 | 83.2 | .5 |
| Oatmeal | 15. | 12.6 | 5.6 | 63. | 3. |
| Cornmeal | 13.5 | 10. | 6.7 | 64.5 | 1.4 |
| Peas (dry) | 15. | 22. | 2. | 53. | 2.4 |
| Beans (dry) | 16. | 22.5 | 2.2 | 49.9 | 4.7 |
| Potatoes, Irish | 74. | 1.5 | 0.1 | 23.4 | 1. |
| Potatoes, sweet | 70.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 23.5 | 2.9 |
| Yams | 74. | 2. | 0.5 | 16.2 | 1.3 |
| Carrots | 85. | .6 | 0.25 | 8.4 | .7 |
| Parsnips | 82.4 | 1.125 | 0.54 | 6.39 | 1. |
| Turnips | 90.5 | 1.1 | ... | 4. | .5 |
| Cabbage | 91. | .2 | 0.5 | 5.8 | .7 |
| Milk (average) | 88.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | .5 |
| Cream | 66. | 2.7 | 26.7 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
| Sugar | 3. | ... | ... | 96.5 | .5 |
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