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VICTORY GARDENS ARE NEEDED
Energy, Protein, Calcium, and Iron Content of Fresh Vegetables Consumed
Annually Per Capita, 1937-1941, as Harvested, in Units Representing the
Daily Requirement of Each Nutrient for a Man of Average Size and
Activity as Estimated by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National
Research Council.
|
Kind of Vegetable |
Annual
Per Capita
Consumption
Lb.* |
Day's Requirements of: |
|
Energy |
Protein |
Calcium |
Iron |
|
Potato, white |
125.6 |
13.56 |
13.69 |
7.79 |
43.83 |
|
Cabbage |
26.2 |
0.84 |
1.73 |
4.87 |
5.79 |
|
Potato, sweet |
21.3 |
3.48 |
2.13 |
3.43 |
5.54 |
|
Watermelon |
18.0 |
0.40 |
0.27 |
0.32 |
0.63 |
|
Tomato |
17.2 |
0.58 |
1.10 |
0.67 |
3.82 |
| Onion |
16.6 |
1.16 |
1.41 |
2.84 |
2.95 |
|
Lettuce |
13.9 |
0.26 |
0.75 |
2.17 |
5.07 |
|
Celery |
10.1 |
0.21 |
0.55 |
2.71 |
4.81 |
|
Carrot |
8.9 |
0.38 |
0.44 |
1.34 |
1.49 |
| Corn,
sweet |
8.8 |
0.55 |
0.80 |
0.17 |
0.63 |
|
Cantaloupe |
8.5 |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.38 |
0.60 |
| Bean,
snap |
7.2 |
0.41 |
0.10 |
2.39 |
2.58 |
|
Spinach |
3.2 |
0.10 |
0.39 |
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|
Cauliflower |
2.8 |
0.06 |
0.20 |
0.16 |
0.43 |
| Beet |
2.6 |
0.10 |
0.14 |
0.20 |
0.47 |
|
Asparagus |
2.1 |
0.06 |
0.22 |
0.19 |
0.71 |
|
Cucumber |
2.1 |
0.03 |
0.07 |
0.20 |
0.67 |
| Pea |
1.7 |
0.12 |
0.33 |
0.10 |
0.55 |
|
Pepper, sweet |
1.2 |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.06 |
0.15 |
| Bean,
lima |
0.5 |
0.04 |
0.10 |
0.04 |
0.17 |
|
Artichoke |
0.4 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.06 |
0.14 |
|
Total |
298.9 |
22.54 |
24.69 |
30.09 |
81.03 |
*In this and the next two tables, consumption does not
include canned and other processed vegetables of which the nutrient
content may vary widely from that at harvest.
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Victory Gardens
Handbook of the
Victory Garden Committee
War Services, Pennsylvania
State Council of Defense
April, 1944
TABLE OF CONTENTS
page v
page vi
page vii
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