This section is from the book "The Relation Of Food To Health And Premature Death", by Geo. H. Townsend, Felix J. Levy, Geo. Clinton Crandall. Also available from Amazon: Clean Food: A Seasonal Guide to Eating Close to the Source with More Than 200 Recipes for a Healthy and Sustainable You.
"No, it is more of a food, because the orange contains a little gum and some sugar."
"Mostly citric and malic acid, and citrate of lime."
"Yes, oranges are often valuable for invalids when lemons could hardly be used at all."
"The tamarind has. a high per cent of citric acid, also contains some tartaric acid, and a trace of malic acid. It is rich also in potash, and contains as high as 12% of sugar. It is not extensively used, and does not therefore deserve much consideration."
 
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