<poem> BUTCHERS' MEAT AND FISH.
Flesh F.
<poem>100 Parts Albuminoids. Gristle, Fat. Extractives, Mineral Water. Contain Ossein, etc. &c. Matter.
Mutton Chop 7.6 1.2 42.0 4.1 1.0 44.1 Mutt'n C.Bone -- 18.7 9.0 -- 40.1 32.2 Beef 8.0 7.0 30.0 -- 5.0 50.0 Pork 4.5 5.5 50.0 -- 1.5 38.5 Fowl 14.0 7.0 -- -- 2.5 76.5 Mackerel 13.5 12.5 2.2 3.1 68.7 Herring 10.0 7.0 -- 2.0 81.0 Bacon 8.1 65.2 3.8 0.6 22.3
Heat-producers 100 Parts Flesh- Starch, Fat. Mineral Indigestible Water. Contain formers. Sugar, &c. Matter. Fibre. GRAINS. Wheat, White English 11.0 69.0 1.2 1.7 2.6 14.5 Fine Flour, from white soft Wheat 10.5 74.3 0.8 0.7 0.7 13.0 Coarse Bran 15.0 44.0 4.0 6.0 17.0 14.0 Household Flour, J.B. 16.2 69.0 1.1 0.7 0.5 11.8 Oatm'l, fresh Scotch 16.1 63.0 10.1 2.1 3.7 5.0 Buckwheat, husk free 15.2 63.6 3.4 2.3 2.1 13.4 Pearl Barley 6.2 76.0 1.3 1.1 0.8 14.6 Barley Meal 11.7 71.0 1.7 0.5 0.1 15.0 Rye flour 10.5 71.0 1.6 1.6 2.3 13.0 Maize 9.0 64.5 5.0 2.0 5.0 14.5 Rice, cleaned 7.5 76.0 0.5 0.5 0.9 14.6 PULSE. Peas 22.4 51.3 2.5 3.0 6.5 14.3 Lentils 24.0 49.0 2.6 3.0 6.9 14.5 Haricots 23.0 52.3 2.3 2.9 5.5 14.0 NUTS. Walnuts[F] 12.5 8.9 31.6 1.7 0.8 44.5 Filberts[F] 8.4 11.1 28.5 1.5 2.5 48.0 Cocoa Nut, solid kernel 5.5 8.1 35.9 1.0 2.9 46.6 ROOTS AND TUBERS. Potatoes, K. 1.8 20.6 0.2 1.0 0.7 75.7 Turnips, white 0.5 4.0 0.1 0.8 1.8 92.8 Carrots 0.5 5.0 0.2 1.0 4.3 89.0 Parsnips 1.2 8.7 1.5 1.0 5.6 81.0 Beetroot 0.4 13.4 0.1 3.0 0.9 82.2 Jerusalem Artichokes 2.0 14.4 0.5 1.1 2.0 80.0 Onions 1.5 4.8 0.2 0.5 2.0 91.0 Radishes, C. 0.5 1.0 -- 1.1 2.2 95.0 LEAVES, STEMS, STALKS, AND WHOLE PLANTS. Cabbage 1.5 5.8 0.5 1.2 2.0 89.0 Sea Kale 2.4 2.8 -- 0.6 0.9 93.3 Celery 1.2 3.8 -- 0.8 0.9 93.3 Mushrooms 5.0 3.8 0.7 0.5 -- 90.0 Lettuce 0.7 1.0 0.2 1.0 0.5 96.0 Watercress 1.7 2.7 0.5 1.3 0.7 93.1 Irish Moss 9.4 55.4 -- 14.2 2.2 18.8 Rhubarb[A] 0.9 2.1 -- 0.5 1.1 95.1 FRUITS. Apples 0.4 12.0 1.0[B] 0.4 3.2 83.0 Pears 0.3 11.6 0.1[B] 0.3 3.7 84.0 Gooseberries 0.4 8.9 1.5[C] 0.5 2.7 86.0 Grapes 0.7 16.1 0.8[D] 0.4 2.0 80.0 Strawberr's K. 1.0 6.8 1.0[B] 0.8 2.3 87.7 Currants, K. 0.5 7.3 2.1[B] 0.7 4.6 84.8 Cherries[E] K. 0.6 11.4 0.9[B] 0.7 6.1 80.3 Plums[E] K. 0.8 11.0 0.9[B] 0.7 5.4 81.2 Peaches[E] 0.5 9.8 0.7[B] 0.6 3.4 85.0 Bananas 4.8 19.7 0.6 0.8 0.2 73.9 Figs, Turkey 6.1 65.9 0.9 2.3 7.3 17.5 Dates[E] 6.6 66.3 0.2 1.6 5.5 20.8 Tomatoes 1.4 8.0 -- 0.8 -- 89.8 Vegetable Marrow 0.6 2.6 0.2 0.5 1.3 94.8 Cucumbers 0.2 2.7 -- 0.4 0.5 96.2 MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCE. Cows' Milk 4.0 5.0 3.7 0.75 -- 86.5 Cream 6.0 2.5 36.3 0.2 -- 55.0 Skim Milk 4.3 5.5 0.4 0.8 -- 89.0 Asses' Mk. WB 1.9 5.5 1.0 0.4 -- 91.2 Goats' Mk. WB 3.7 4.0 4.2 0.56 -- 87.5 Hum'n Mk. WB 3.0 5.9 2.9 0.16 -- 88.0 Butter 2.5 0.3 86.2 1.0 -- 10.0 Condensed Milk,[H] 10.1 54.8 9.4 2.0 -- 23.7 Cheese, dble. Glo'ster, J. 38.0 -- 22.0 4.25 -- 35.8 Cheese, American, WB 37.2 -- 35.4 4.8 -- 22.6 Hens' Eggs[A][G] 14.0 -- 11.0 1.3 -- 71.7
[A] Contains 0.3% oxalic acid.
[B] Malic acid.
[C] Citric acid.
[D] Tartaric acid.
[E] Without stones.
[F] Fresh kernels.
[G] Extractives, &c., 2.0%.
[H] Mean of 13 analyses, 7 brands. Milk sugar, 13.1%; cane sugar, 41.7%.
The letters refer to the authorities for the analyses:—J.B., James Bell; W.B., A.W. Blyth; K., König, mean of 70 analyses; C., Cameron; H., Otto Hehner; J., Johnstone.
The other analyses are nearly all taken from Professor Church's useful work on "Food" (published for three shillings by Chapman & Hall), to which the inquirer is referred.