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THE NUTRITIONAL LEDGER
29.77 per cent., the recommended amounts of phosphorus1;
45.98 per cent., the recommended amounts of iron;
25.89 per cent., the recommended amounts of vitamin Al;
39.73 per cent., the recommended amounts of thiamin (vitamin B1);
45.09 per cent., the recommended amounts of riboflavin (vitamin B2);
4.02 per cent., the recommended amounts of niacin;
46.43 per cent., the recommended amounts of ascorbic acid (vitamin C;
and
4.46 per cent., the recommended amounts of vitamin D.
In the light of these findings on representative Pennsylvania citizens,
the 1944 Victory Gardens in the Commonwealth should give especial
emphasis to all of the following nutrients:
Protein
Calcium
Phosphorus
Iron
Vitamin A
Thiamin (vitamin B,)
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)
Niacin
Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C)
In the descriptions of vegetable nutritional values which follow, select
vegetables which make notable contributions of these nutrients. Choose a
plan to fit your available land and to fit your family needs. The chief
aim of a 1944 Victory Garden is to improve the nutrition of your
specific family. Do a scientific job of planting the garden and caring
for it throughout the season.
1All values are
taken from the recommendations of the National Research Council, Food
and Nutrition Board, except those for phosphorus and vitamin A. No
recommendation for phosphorus is made by this agency, and hence that of
the Bureau of Nutrition and Home Economics, Washington, D. C., is taken.
With respect to vitamin A, the recommendations of Munsell, Hazel E.
(Vitamins and Their Occurrence in Food; The Milbank Memorial Fund
Quarterly, Volume XVIII, Number 4, pages 311-344) were chosen rather
than those of the National Research Council in that the dietaries of
those in the study under consideration included vitamin A largely as the
pro-vitamin, carotene, and hence the Munsell standards were more
applicable.
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Victory Gardens
Handbook of the
Victory Garden Committee
War Services, Pennsylvania
State Council of Defense
April, 1944
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