________________________________________________________________________ | | | | MINIMUM DAILY FOODSTUFF | VALUE AGAINST | RATION NECESSARY | SCURVY | TO PREVENT SCURVY | | IN GUINEA PIGS _______________________________|_______________|________________________ | | _Cereals:_ | | Whole grains . . . . . . . . | 0 | Germ . . . . . . . . . . . . | 0 | Bran . . . . . . . . . . . . | 0 | Endosperm . . . . . . . . . | 0 | _Pulses:_ | | Whole dry . . . . . . . . . | 0 | Germinated (lentils) . . . . | ++ | 5.0 grams _Vegetables:_ | | Cabbage (raw). . . . . . . . | ++++ | 1.0 gram Cabbage (cooked one-half | | hour at 100°C) . . . . . . | ++ | 5.0 grams Runner beans (green pods). . | +++ | 5.0 grams Carrot (juice) . . . . . . . | + | 20.0 cc. Beet root (juice). . . . . . | + | More than 20 cc. Swede (juice) . . . . . . . | +++ | 2.5 cc. Potatoes (cooked one-half | | hour at 100°C . . . . . . | + | 20.0 grams Onions . . . . . . . . . . . | + | Desiccated vegetables . . . | 0 to + | 60.0 grams expressed | | as equivalent in | | fresh cabbage _Fruits:_ | | Lemon juice (fresh) . . . . | ++++ | 1.5 cc. Lemon juice (preserved) . . | ++ | 5.0 cc. Orange juice (fresh) . . . . | ++++ | 1.5 cc. Lime juice (fresh) . . . . . | ++ | 10.0 cc. Lime juice (preserved) . . . | 0 to + | Grapes . . . . . . . . . . . | Less than + | More than 20.0 grams Apples . . . . . . . . . . . | Less than + | Apples dried . . . . . . . . | Less than + | Tamarind dried . . . . . . . | Less than + | Mango . . . . . . . . . . . | Less than + | Kokum . . . . . . . . . . . | Less than + | _Meat:_ | | Raw, juice . . . . . . . . . | Less than + | More than 20 cc. Tinned . . . . . . . . . . . | 0 | _______________________________|_______________|_______________________ A glance at this table shows the richest sources (see also table on page 59.) To these must be added canned tomato juice which Hess has shown practically equal to orange juice in efficiency and uses with infants in the same quantity. This discovery is of great value in instances where the cost of orange juice is often prohibitive.