—————————————————————+——————+———————+——————+—————————————+———— | | | |Carbohydrates| |Water |Protein|Fat +——————+——————+Ash Food Materials |Per |Per |Per |Starch|Crude |Per |Cent |Cent |Cent |etc. |Fiber |Cent | | | |Per |Per | | | | |Cent |Cent | —————————————————————+——————+———————+——————+—————————————+———— Wheat | 10.4 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 71.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 Rice | 12.4 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 79.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 Oats | 11.0 | 11.8 | 5.0 | 59.7 | 9.5 | 3.0 Rye | 11.6 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 72.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 Breads and Crackers: | | | | | | Wheat bread | 32.5 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 55.8 | .....| 1.0 Graham bread | 34.2 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 53.3 | .....| 1.6 Rye bread | 30.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 59.7 | .....| 1.4 Soda crackers | 8.0 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 70.5 | .....| 1.8 Graham crackers | 5.0 | 9.8 | 13.5 | 69.7 | | 2.0 Oatmeal crackers | 4.9 | 10.4 | 13.7 | 69.6 | .....| 1.4 Oyster crackers | 3.8 | 11.3 | 4.8 | 77.5 | .....| 2.6 Macaroni | 13.1 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 76.8 | .....| 0.8 Flours and Meals: | | | | | | Flour, wheat | 12.5 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 74.9 | .....| 0.5 Corn Meal | 15.0 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 70.6 | .....| 1.4 Oatmeal | 7.6 | 15.1 | 7.1 | 68.2 | .....| 2.0 —————————————————————+——————+———————+——————+—————————————+———— There is no part of the world, except the Arctic regions, where cereals are not extensively cultivated. From the oats and rye of the north, to the rice of the hot countries, grains of some kind are staple foods.