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Practical Cooking And Serving

Part 2. Chapter 10. Cooking Cereals, Rice And Macaroni

From Practical Cooking And Serving by Janet McKenzie Hill, 1919. Section 400 of 825.

Average Chemical Composition of Starchy Foods

Water

Protein

Fat

Carbohydrates

Ash

Fuel val

Per

Per

Per

Per

Per

per lb.

Cent.

Cent.

Cent.

Cent.

Cent.

Calories.

Barley, granulated

10.9

7.5

0.9

79.8

0.9

1.660

Farina

10.9

4.1

.4

84.1

.5

1.660

Cornmeal, granulated

12.5

9.2

1.9

75.4

1.0

1.655

Hominy

11.8

8.3

.6

79.0

.3

1.650

Oatmeal

7.3

16.1

7.2

67.5

1.9

1.860

Rice

12.3

8.0

.3

79.0

.4

1.630

Rye meal

11.4

13.6

2.0

71.5

1.5

1.665

Macaroni

10.3

13.4

.9

74.1

1.3

1.665