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VICTORY GARDENS ARE NEEDED
Vitamin 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: |
| A |
B1 |
B2 |
Niacin |
C |
|
Potato, white |
125.6 |
3.77 |
29.26 |
10.68 |
31.40 |
76.62 |
|
Cabbage |
26.2 |
0.87 |
3.62 |
2.57 |
1.44 |
83.29 |
|
Potato, sweet |
21.3 |
41.54 |
4.30 |
4.00 |
5.96 |
26.58 |
|
Watermelon |
18.0 |
3.76 |
1.44 |
0.41 |
1.17 |
3.51 |
|
Tomato |
17.2 |
15.29 |
3.82 |
0.83 |
3.41 |
22.43 |
| Onion |
16.6 |
0.28 |
1.30 |
3.22 |
0.40 |
11.32 |
|
Lettuce |
13.9 |
1.82 |
0.89 |
0.60 |
1.21 |
6.96 |
|
Celery |
10.1 |
0.29 |
0.60 |
0.54 |
0.48 |
2.31 |
|
Carrot |
8.9 |
11.70 |
0.61 |
0.41 |
0.29 |
1.35 |
| Corn,
sweet |
8.8 |
0.30 |
1.43 |
0.33 |
1.43 |
1.82 |
|
Cantaloupe |
8.5 |
8.70 |
0.45 |
0.43 |
1.00 |
7.25 |
| Bean,
snap |
7.2 |
2.94 |
1.47 |
1.20 |
1.14 |
4.69 |
|
Spinach |
3.2 |
5.95 |
0.86 |
1.24 |
0.42 |
12.70 |
|
Cauliflower |
2.8 |
0.04 |
0.64 |
0.21 |
0.18 |
5.33 |
| Beet |
2.6 |
0.13 |
0.17 |
0.16 |
0.22 |
0.58 |
|
Asparagus |
2.1 |
1.00 |
0.77 |
0.42 |
0.40 |
2.86 |
|
Cucumber |
2.1 |
0.03 |
0.09 |
0.18 |
0.11 |
1.07 |
| Pea |
1.7 |
0.49 |
0.48 |
0.19 |
0.40 |
1.30 |
|
Pepper, sweet |
1.2 |
0.80 |
0.15 |
0.05 |
0.14 |
10.67 |
| Bean,
lima |
0.5 |
0.05 |
0.09 |
0.12 |
0.01 |
0.46 |
|
Artichoke |
0.4 |
0.04 |
0.09 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.13 |
|
Total |
298.9 |
99.79 |
52.53 |
27.81 |
51.25 |
283.23 |
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Victory Gardens
Handbook of the
Victory Garden Committee
War Services, Pennsylvania
State Council of Defense
April, 1944
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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page vi
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