Show composition of fruit Is shown data on several varieties grown and marketed in this country pared by bi tho the united stated department of agriculture now new suni summary mary tab tables les on the die chemical composition 0 of fresh fruits fruit have been issued by the united states department part ment ot of agriculture data on 67 kinds and varieties of fruits and 31 fruit juices are included in this compilation pi pil lation atlon by charlotte chatfield tin and d laura 1 I mclaughlin ln of the departments bureau of home economics reliable analyses printed in this and other countries and unpublished data from operating cooperating co federal and state laboratories were used Us as the basis of these figures and specialists in fruit production and handling were consulted regarding them it Is believed that these figures more nearly represented tile the composition of 0 fruits now grown and mark marketed eted in this country than any other extensive list of analyzes ana lyLes heretofore published fuel value protein carbohydrates and all the other chemical constituents are given in percentage of the edible portion of each fruit fuel value appears as cal orles per pound aej per grams in making mailing the tables particular care was taken to determine what part odthe of the fruit was considered refuse in making the analyses and to designate the refuse percentage as skin seeds or other inedible portion As a further aid to fic accuracy curacy the botanical aswell as well us aa the common name Is given for each fruit fault for varieties that differ markedly in composition or for types grown in different localities separate averages are given under apples for instance are figures for early medium and into varieties as well as an average for nil all varieties the averages for peaches grown in georgia north carolina maryland and now new jersey bring out interesting differences feren ces in sugar r content new figure with these new nev figures on fruit analyses diets in both health and disease may be calculated more accurately economists can use thorn them in making closer estimates of nutritive value in food consumption stud studies les they will give producer and consumer more CX exact ct knowledge of the chemical content of fruits groan and eaten coples copies of these tables may be obtained free ns as ion long ns as the supply lasts by writing to the united states de apartment part ment of agriculture for circular no 1500 50 0 proximate composition ot of fresh fruits |