Part 4 (1/2)
_Pages 50 and 61 of the British Medical Research Committee's report_ __________________________________________________________________________
CLa.s.sES OF FOODSTUFFS
VITAMINE ”A”
VITAMINE ”B”
VITAMINE ”C”
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_Fats and oils:_
b.u.t.ter . . . . . . . . . . . .
+++
0
Cream . . . . . . . . . . . . .
++
0
Cod-liver oil . . . . . . . . .
+++
0
Mutton and beef fat or suet . .
++
Lard . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0
Olive oil . . . . . . . . . . .
0
Cotton seed oil . . . . . . . .
0
Cocoanut oil . . . . . . . . .
0
Cocoa-b.u.t.ter . . . . . . . . .
0
Linseed oil . . . . . . . . . .
0
Fish oil, whale oil, herring
oil, etc. . . . . . . . . . .
++
Hardened fats (hydrogenated)
of animal or vegetable origin
0
Margarine from animal fat . . .
In propor-
tion to
animal
fat used
Margarine from vegetable fat
or lard . . . . . . . . . . .
0
Nut b.u.t.ters . . . . . . . . . .
+
_Meat, fish, etc.:_
Lean meat (beef, mutton, etc.)
+
+
+ Liver . . . . . . . . . . . . .
++
++
+ Kidneys . . . . . . . . . . . .
++
+
Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . .
++
+
Brain . . . . . . . . . . . . .
+
++
Sweetbreads . . . . . . . . . .
+
++
Fish, white . . . . . . . . . .
0
Very slight
if any
Fish fat (salmon, herring, etc.)
++
Very slight
if any
Fish roe . . . . . . . . . . .
+
++
Tinned meats . . . . . . . . .
?
Very slight
0 _Milk, cheese, etc.:_
Milk, cow's whole raw . . . . .
++
+
+ Milk, cow's skim . . . . . . .
0
+
+ Milk, cow's dried whole . . . .
Less than
+
Less than
++
+ Milk, cow's boiled whole . . .
?
+
Less than
+ Milk, cow's condensed sweetened
+
+
Cheese, whole milk . . . . . .
+
Less than
+ Cheese, skim milk . . . . . . .
0
Eggs, fresh . . . . . . . . . .
++
+++
0?
Eggs, dried . . . . . . . . . .
++
+++
0?
_Cereals, pulses, etc.:_
Wheat, maize, rice (whole germ)
+
+
0 Wheat, maize, rice germ . . . .
++
+++
0 Wheat, maize, rice bran . . . .
0
++
0 White wheat flour, pure corn
flour, polished rice, etc. .
0
0
0 Custard powders, egg substi-
tutes prepared from cereal
products . . . . . . . . . .
0
0
0 Linseed, millet . . . . . . . .
++
++
0 Dried peas, lentils, etc. . . .
++
Pea-flour, kilned . . . . . . .
0
0 Soy beans, haricot beans . . .
+
++
0 Germinated pulses or cereals .
+
++
++ _Vegetables and fruits:_
Cabbage, fresh, raw . . . . . .
++
+
+++ Cabbage, fresh, cooked . . . .
+
+ Cabbage, dried . . . . . . . .
+
+
Very slight Cabbage, canned . . . . . . . .
Very slight Swedes, raw expressed juice . .
+++ Lettuce . . . . . . . . . . . .
++
+
Spinach, dried . . . . . . . .
++
+
Carrots, fresh, raw . . . . . .
+
+
+ Carrots, dried . . . . . . . .
Very slight
Less than
+ Beetroot, raw, expressed juice
+
+
Potatoes, raw . . . . . . . . .
+ Potatoes, cooked . . . . . . .
++ Beans, fresh scarlet runners raw
Lemon juice, fresh . . . . . .
+++ Lemon juice, preserved . . . .
Lime juice, fresh . . . . . . .
++ Lime juice, preserved . . . . .
Very slight Orange juice, fresh . . . . . .
+++ Raspberries . . . . . . . . . .
++ Apples . . . . . . . . . . . .
+ Bananas . . . . . . . . . . . .
+
+
Very slight Tomatoes, canned . . . . . . .
++ Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . .
+
++
_Miscellaneous:_
Yeast dried . . . . . . . . . .
?
+++
Yeast extract and autolysed . .
?
+++
0 Meat extract . . . . . . . . .
0
0
0 Malt extract . . . . . . . . .
+ in some
specimens
Beer . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0
0 Honey . . . . . . . . . . . . .
+
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+++ indicates abundant; ++ relatively large; + present in small amount; 0 absent.
The following table (2) has been compiled from a review of both British and American data and represents a rather more complete cla.s.sification than the British report. The four plus system has also been used to permit more complete comparisons.
TABLE 2
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FOODSTUFF
”A”
”B”
”C”
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_Meats_:
Beef heart . . . . . . . . . . .
+
+
?
Brains . . . . . . . . . . . . .
++
+++
+?
Codfish . . . . . . . . . . . .
+
+
?
Cod testes . . . . . . . . . . .
+
Fish roe . . . . . . . . . . . .
+
++
?
Herring . . . . . . . . . . . .
++
++
?
Horse meat . . . . . . . . . . .
++
++
Kidney . . . . . . . . . . . . .
++
++
Lean muscle . . . . . . . . . .
0
0
+?
Liver . . . . . . . . . . . . .
+
+
+?
Pancreas . . . . . . . . . . . .
0
+++
Pig heart . . . . . . . . . . .
+
+
?
Placenta . . . . . . . . . . . .
+
Thymus (sweetbreads) . . . . . .
0
0
0 _Vegetables:_
Beet root . . . . . . . . . . .
+
+
++ Beet root juice . . . . . . . .
?
Little
+++ Cabbage, dried . . . . . . . . .
+++
+++
+ Cabbage, fresh . . . . . . . . .
+++
+++
++++ Carrots . . . . . . . . . . . .
+++
+++
++ Cauliflower . . . . . . . . . .
++
+++
++ Celery . . . . . . . . . . . . .
?
+++
?
Chard . . . . . . . . . . . . .
+++
++
?
Dasheens . . . . . . . . . . . .
+
++
?
Lettuce . . . . . . . . . . . .