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RELATIVE  VALUE  OF  FOOD
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RELATIVE VALUE OF FOOD

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Ingredients

  • a quart of milk in total nutrients
  • a quart of standard milk weighing 34
  • 4 per cent fat
  • 5 per cent starch
  • 7 per cent mineral matter
  • 13 per cent total nutrients equal to 4

Directions

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This table shows the quantities of various foods that are re- quired to equal a quart of milk in total nutrients.

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A quart of standard milk weighing 34.4 ounces contains 3.3 per cent Proteid, 4 per cent Fat, 5 per cent Starch and Sugar, ;md 7 per cent Mineral matter, or 13 per cent Total Nutrients equal to 4.47 ounces.

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Total Amount Net

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nutrients, required. cost.

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Kind of Food Per cent. Ounces. $

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Beef, round, medium fat 32.1 13.9 $0.104

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Oysters 1 1.7 38.2 .382

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Codfish, boneless, dried _ 42.7 10.4 .065

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Eggs at 20 cents per dozen 23.3 19.1 .172

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Cheese, Cheddar 72.6 6.1 .061

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Wheat, flour 87.2 5.1 .008

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Macaroni 89.7 4.9 .046

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Cornmeal, granular 87.5 5.1 .017

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Potatoes at 60 cents per bushel 17.4 25.7 .016

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Beans, navy, dried 87.4 5.1 .017

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Cabbage 7.3 61.2 .076

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Cauliflower 7.7 58.0 .276

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Apples at $1.15 per bushel . ...11.4 39.2 .049

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Bananas at 15 cents per dozen 16.1 27.7 .111

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Prunes 66.0 6.8 .05 1

By New Orleans Federation of Clubs · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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