This section is from the book "A Textbook Of Domestic Science", by Matilda G. Campbell. Also available from Amazon: A textbook of domestic science for high schools.
Refuse % | % | % | % | % | Ash % | |
Beans, dried . | 12.6 | 22.5 | 1.8 | 59.6 | 3.5 | |
Beans, lima, fresh-shelled .... | 68.5 | 7.1 | .7 | 22.0 | 1.7 | |
Beans, string . . | 7.0 | 83.0 | 2.1 | .3 | 6.9 | .7 |
Beets..... | 20.0 | 70.0 | 1.3 | .1 | 7.7 | .9 |
Cabbage .... | 15.0 | 77.7 | 1.4 | .2 | 4.8 | .9 |
Celery .... | 20.0 | 75.6 | .9 | .1 | 2.6 | .8 |
Corn, green edible portion | 75.4 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 19.7 | .7 | |
Cucumbers . . . | 15.0 | 81.8 | .7 | .2 | 2.6 | .4 |
Lettuce . . . | 15.0 | 80.5 | 1.0 | .2 | 2.5 | .8 |
Mushrooms . . | 88.1 | 3.5 | .4 | 6.8 | 1.2 | |
Onions..... | 10.0 | 78.9 | 1.4 | .3 | 8.9 | .5 |
Parsnips .... | 20.0 | 66.4 | 1.3 | .4 | 10.8 | 1.1 |
Peas, dried . . . | 9.5 | 24.6 | 1.0 | 62.0 | 2.9 | |
Peas, fresh-shelled | 74.6 | 7.0 | .5 | 16.9 | 1.0 | |
Potatoes .... | 20.0 | 62.6 | 1.8 | .1 | 14.7 | .8 |
Rhubarb .... | 40.0 | 56.6 | .4 | .4 | 2.2 | .4 |
Sweet potatoes . . | 20.0 | 55.2 | 1.4 | .6 | 21.9 | .9 |
Spinach .... | 92.3 | 2.1 | .3 | 3.2 | 2.1 | |
Squash . . . . | 50.0 | 44.2 | .7 | .2 | 4.5 | .4 |
Tomatoes . . . | 94.3 | .9 | .4 | 3.9 | .5 | |
Turnips . | 30.0 | 62.7 | .9 | .1 | 5.7 | .6 |
Vegetables, canned . Baked beans | 68.9 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 19.6 | 2.1 | |
Peas, green . | 85.3 | 3.6 | .2 | 9.8 | 1.1 | |
Corn, green . | 76.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 19.0 | .9 | |
Succotash . . . | 75.9 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 18.6 | .9 | |
Tomatoes . . . | 94.0 | 1.2 | 4 .2 | 4.0 | .6 |
 
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