In addition to these, there is an exhaustive succession of analyses conducted by Ridenour,[22] which we accordingly submit as Table 8. Following Filsinger,[23] we cannot regard these analyses as an absolutely trustworthy representation of the “Normal” composition of the cacao bean, the values in starch, albumin and ash considerably deviating from all that have been established up to the present time. Among more recent researches, we cite those carried out by Matthes and Fritz Müller.[24] ~Table~ 7. =B) Analysis of the Raw Shelled Bean (Kernel).= ===============+=============================================== | Names of Sorts +——————-+——————-+——————-+——————-+——————-+——————-+ Constituents | |Machala| | | | | percent | Ariba | Guaya-|Caracas|Puerto |Surinam|Trini- | | | quil | |Cabello| | dad | ===============+=======+=======+=======+=======+=======+=======+ 1. Moisture | 8·52 | 6·25 | 7·48 | 6·58 | 4·04 | 7·85 | 2. Fat | 50·07 | 52·09 | 49·24 | 48·40 | 49·88 | 48·14 | 3. Cacaotannic | | | | | | | acid, sugar | | | | | | | and phloba- | | | | | | | phene | 8·61 | 7·84 | 6·85 | 8·25 | 8·08 | 7·69 | 4. Theobromine | 0·30 | 0·31 | 0·05 | 0·52 | 0·54 | 0·42 | 5. Starch | 9·10 | 11·59 | 9·85 | 10·96 | 10·19 | 8·72 | 6. Cellulose | | | | | | | and protein | | | | | | | bodies | 19·43 | 18·17 | 22·16 | 21·21 | 24·39 | 23·06 | Proteins | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | Pro | to | : | : | : | : | : | : | cellulose| cel | cel | cel | cel | cel | cel | 7. In the ratio| 6·5:1 | 6:1 | 7·7:1 | 7:1 | 8:1 | 7·6:1 | 8. Ash | 3·89 | 3·75 | 3·92 | 4·08 | 2·88 | 4·12 | ===============+=============== | +——————-+——————+ Constituents | | | percent |Port au| Aver-| |Prince | age | ===============+=======+======+ 1. Moisture | 6·27 | 6·71| 2. Fat | 46·90 | 49·24| 3. Cacaotannic | | | acid, sugar | | | and phloba- | | | phene | 7·19 | 7·78| 4. Theobromine | 0·36 | 0·43| 5. Starch | 12·64 | 10·43| 6. Cellulose | | | and protein | | | bodies | 21·82 | 21·43| Proteins | Pro | Pro | to | : | : | cellulose| cel | cel | 7. In the ratio| 7·3:1 | 7·1:1| 8. Ash | 4·82 | 3·92| ~Table~ 8. =Ridenour.=