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Fresh vegetables

Item No.

Commodity and description

Water

Protein

Fat

Carbohydrate

Ash

Calories

Notes

Refuse in A.P

Total (by dif.)

Fiber

Extraction rate

Can apply to other extraction rates:

Percent of edible portion

(No. per 100 gm.)

Percent

(Percent)

FRESH VEGETABLES

72

TOMATO (Lycopersicon esculentum)

93.8

1.1

0.3

4.2

0.6

0.6

20


3


ROOTS, BULBS, AND TUBERS

73

Beets, common red (Beta vulgaris)

87.6

1.8

0.1

9.5

1.0

1.0

42

Refuse: A.P. without tops5

26

74

Jerusalem artichokes (Helianthus tuberosus)

80

2.2

0.1

16.5

0.8

1.2

70


30

75

Leeks and green onions (Allium porrum, A. odorum, A. cepa)

87.8

1.8

0.2

9.4

1.2

0.8

43


53

76†

Oca (Oxalis tuberosa)

83.4

2.1

0.8

12.7

-

1.0

61


10

77

Onions, mature (Allium cepa)

88.8

1.4

0.2

9.0

0.8

0.6

40


7

78

Parsnips (Pastinaca sativa)

79.4

1.6

0.4

17.6

1.7

1.0

75


35

79 †

Radishes, common, small (Raphanus sativus)

93.7

1.1

0.1

4.2

0.7

0.9

20

Refuse: A.P. with tops

44

80 †

Radishes, large rooted (daikon) (R. sativus)

93.7

1.1

0.1

4.2

0.7

0.9

20

Refuse: A.P. without tops

5

81

Salsify and black salisfy (Tragopogon porrifolius, Scorzonera hispanica)

79.0

3.2

0.6

16.4

1.8

0.8

77


23

82

Turnips and rutabagas or swedes (Brassica rapa, B. campestris).

91.3

1.1

0.1

6.8

1.1

0.7

30

Refuse: A.P. without tops6

5


GREEN AND YELLOW VEGETABLES

83

Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)

92.9

2.1

0.2

4.1

0.8

0.7

21


33

84

Beans, broad or fava (Vicia faba)

77.3

7.1

0.4

14.0

2.7

1.2

71


68

85

Beans, lima (Phaseolus lunatus macrocarpus)

66.3

7.5

0.9

23.6

1.4

1.7

110


61

86

Beans, snap or string, young in pods (haricots) (P. vulgaris)

89.1

2.4

0.2

7.6

1.5

0.7

35


9

87 †

Beet greens (Beta vulgaris)

89.8

2.1

0.5

5.5

1.5

2.1

29


(20)

88

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea botrytis)

85.7

4.3

0.3

8.7

1.3

1.0

44


42

89

Brussels sprouts (B. oleracea gemmifera)

84.8

4.7

0.5

8.7

1.2

1.3

47


24

90

Cabbage, Chinese (B. chinensis and L. pekinensis)

95

1.4

0.1

2.6

0.6

0.9

14


21

91

Cabbage, common, headed (B. oleracea capitata)

91.8

1.6

0.1

5.7

1.0

0.8

25


31

92

Carrots (Daucus carota)

88.6

1.1

0.2

9.1

1.0

1.0

40

Refuse: A.P. without tops7

8

93

Chard, silver beet (Beta vulgaris)

91.4

1.9

0.3

4.3

0.7

2.1

22


(20)

94

Chicory and endive (Cichorium intybus, C. endivia)

93.1

1.7

0.2

4.1

0.9

0.9

20


38

95 †

Dandelion greens (Leontodon taraxacum)

85.7

2.7

0.7

8.9

1.8

2.0

44


(10)

96

Ipomoea greens (Ipomoea spp.)

89.5

2.7

0.3

6.1

2.2

1.4

31


10

97

Kale (Brassica oleracea acephala)

85.9

3.9

0.6

7.8

1.3

1.8

42


37

98

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

94.8

1.3

0.2

2.8

0.6

0.9

15


31

99

Mustard greens (Brassica juncea, B. lepidum)

92.2

2.2

0.3

4.1

0.8

1.2

23


17

100 †

Peas, fresh (Pisum sativum)

75.0

6.7

0.4

17.0

0.2

0.9

80


56

101

Peas, edible-podded (P. sativum)

84.9

3.4

0.2

10.6

1.2

0.9

48


(9)

102

Peppers (Capsicum annuum), green

92.8

1.2

0.2

5.3

1.4

0.5

24

Includes chilies

18

103

Peppers, red

89.5

1.5

0.3

8.0

1.5

0.7

35

18

104

Peppers, unspecified

91.2

1.4

0.3

6.5

1.4

0.6

29

18

105

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

92.1

2.2

0.3

3.9

0.7

1.5

22


19

106 †

Turnip and rutabaga tops (Brassica rapa, B. campestris)

89.3

3.1

0.4

5.4

1.2

1.8

30


25


OTHER VEGETABLES

107

Artichokes, French or globe (Cynara scolymus)

83.7

3

0.2

11.8

1.9

1.3

51



53

108

Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea botrytis)

91.5

2.4

0.2

5.0

1.0

0.9

25



47

109

Celery (Celeri graveolens)

93.3

1.1

0.2

4.3

0.9

1.1

20



38

110

Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus)

95.6

0.8

0.1

3.0

0.6

0.5

13


28

111

Eggplant (Solanum melongena)

92.7

1.2

0.2

5.4

0.9

0.5

24


18

112

Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea gongylodes)

90.5

2.1

0.2

6.2

1.1

1.0

29



48

113

Maize (corn), green (Zen mays)

73.9

3.4

1.2

20.7

1.0

0.7

92


62

114

Pumpkins, squashes and gourds, mature (Cucurbitaceae, mainly Cucurbita spp.)

89.9

1.3

0.3

7.7

1.2

0.8

33

Winter types, squash, pumpkin

32

115

Pumpkins, squashes and gourds, immature (Cucurbitaceae, mainly Cucurbita spp.)

95

0.8

0.1

3.5

0.6

0.6

15

Summer squashes, vegetable marrow, zucchini, etc.

17

116

Unspecified fresh vegetables

91.3

1.8

0.2

5.8

1.0

0.9

27

Weighted average8

21

† More Information needed, especially on refuse.

5 Refuse, as purchased with tops is 48%.

6 Refuse, as purchased with tops is 35%.

7 Refuse, as purchased with tops is 31%.

8 Average of the kinds important in consumption; these figures are to be applied only when no information is available on each kind. In developing the averages for these values, the weights assigned to the groups were approximately as follows, in terms of the edible portion: tomatoes, 10%; roots, bulbs, and tubers, 16%; green and yellow, 56%; other vegetables, 18%.


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