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FOOTNOTES:

[167] From Sherman's "Chemistry of Food and Nutrition," by courtesy of
the author.

[168] Average fish is estimated to contain _per 100 grams of protein_ as
follows: 0.109 gram Ca; 0.133 gram Mg; 1.671 grams K; 0.373 gram Na;
1.148 grams P; 0.528 gram Cl; 1.119 grams S; 0.0055 gram Fe.

[169] The percentages of the ash constituents in jams are believed to
average about two thirds those of the corresponding fruits.

[170] Average meat is estimated to contain _per 100 grams protein_ as
follows: 0.058 gram Ca; 0.118 gram Mg; 1.694 grams K; 0.421 gram Na;
1.078 grams P; 0.378 gram Cl; 1.146 grams S; 0.0150 gram Fe.

TABLE III

Showing 100-Calorie Portions of Some Common Foods--Together with Their
Protein, Nitrogen, and Mineral Content[171]

KEY
A _Protein Calories_
B _Protein Grams_
C _Nitrogen Grams_
D _Calcium Grams_
E _Phosphorus Grams_
F _Iron Grams_

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_Material_ | _Measure_ | A | B | C | D | E | F
| _Portion_ | | | | | |
------------------+-------------------+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+------
Almonds |12 - 15 nuts |12.9 | 3.2 | .051|.037| .072|.0006
Apples, dried |1/2 cup, 1.2 oz. | 2.5 | .6 |0.10 |.108| .163|.0005
Apples, fresh |1 large apple, | | | | | |
| 7.5 oz. | 2.4 | 0.6 | .096|.012| .020|.0005
Apricots, dried |9 halves, 1.3 oz. | 7.6 | 1.9 |0.30 |.123| .044|.0005
Asparagus, fresh |20 stalks, 8 in. | | | | | |
| long, 15.9 oz. |32.4 | 8.1 |1.29 |.122| .177|.0045
| | | | | | |
Bacon, fried |4 - 5 small | | | | | |
| slices, 5 oz. | 6.8 | 1.7 | .27 |.001| .018|.0003
Bananas |1 large, 5.5 oz. | 5.3 | 1.3 | .02 |.009| .031|.0006
Beans, Lima, dried|2 tbs., 1 oz. |23.2 | 5.8 | .92 |.020| .096|.00200
Beans, Lima, fresh|1/2 cup, 2.9 oz. |23 | 5.7 | .92 |.001| .007|.00011
Beans, string |2-1/2 cups, cut in | | | | | |
| pieces, 8.5 oz. |22.4 | 5.6 | .89 |.110| .126|.0027
Beans, white, | | | | | | |
dried |2 tbs., 1 oz. |26.0 | 6.5 |1.4 |.047|