Pickles 29 to 91 Peas 79 „ 190 Beans 87 „ 100 Meat extracts, while not subjected to adulteration, have acquired a popular reputation as articles of food which is not always deserved. As stimulants and useful adjuncts to food proper for invalids, the value of these preparations is undoubted. The chemical composition of several of the best known brands, as determined by American and English health officials, is given below:-- --------------------------+------+------------------------------------ |Water.|Organic Substance. | | +-----+------------------------ | | |Ash. |Soluble Albumin. | | | | +------------------ | | | | |Alcoholic Extract. Brand. | | | | | +----------- | | | | | |Phosphoric | | | | | |Acid. | | | | | | +-------- | | | | | | |Potassa. | | | | | | +--+ | | | | | | | --------------------------+------+-----+-----+-----+------+-----+----- | per | per | per | per | per | per | per |cent. |cent.|cent.|cent.|cent. |cent.|cent. Liebig’s extract |18·27 |58·40|23·25| 0·05|44·11 |7·83 |10·18 Berger’s extract of beef |40·65 |39·85|19·50| 1·11|13·18 | .. | .. Starr’s extract of beef |37·00 |55·65| 7·35| 1·10|10·13 | .. | .. Johnson’s fluid beef |41·20 |50·40| 8·40| 1·17|15·93 |1·91 | 1·72 Gaunt’s beef peptone |37·15 |54·92| 7·43| 0·00|20·14 | .. | .. London Co.’s extract of |81·90 |16·80| 1·30| .. | .. | .. | .. beef | | | | | | | London Co.’s extract of |78·00 |19·50| 2·50| .. | .. | .. | .. mutton | | | | | | | London Co.’s extract of |71·60 |27·10| 1·30| .. | .. | .. | .. chicken | | | | | | | Brand’s essence of beef |89·19 | 9·50| 1·31| .. | .. |0·19 | 0·20 Carnrick’s beef peptonoids| 6·75 |87·75| 5·50| .. | .. |1·27 | 1·33 Kemmerick’s extract of |20·95 |60·81|18·24| .. | .. |6·56 | 8·30 beef | | | | | | | Murdoch’s liquid food |83·61 |15·83| 0·56| .. | .. |0·10 | 4·17 Savory and Moore’s fluid |27·01 |60·89|12·10| .. | .. |1·49 | 4·20 meat | | | | | | | Valentine’s meat juice |50·67 |29·41|11·52| .. | .. |3·76 | 5·11 --------------------------+------+-----+-----+-----+------+-----+-----