COMPARATIVE COST OF DIGESTIBLE NUTRIENTS AND AVAILABLE ENERGY IN DIFFERENT CEREAL BREAKFAST FOODS ——————————————————————+—————+——————————+—————————+ | | |Cost of | |Price|Cost of |1000 | FOOD MATERIALS |per |one pound |calories | |pound|of protein|of energy| | | | | ——————————————————————+—————+——————————+—————————+ Oat preparations: | | | | Oatmeal, raw | 3 | 0.24 | 1.7 | ” | 4 | 0.32 | 2.3 | Rolled oats, steam | | | | cooked | 6 | 0.48 | 3.4 | | | | | Wheat preparations: | | | | Flour, Graham | 4 | 0.40 | 2.6 | Flour, entire-wheat | 5 | 0.46 | 3.1 | Flour, patent | 3.5| 0.35 | 2.1 | Farina | 10 | 1.12 | 6.2 | Flaked | 15 | 1.69 | 9.3 | Shredded | 12.5| 1.62 | 8.2 | Parched & ground | 7.5| 0.88 | 4.9 | Malted, cooked and | | | | crushed | 13 | 1.43 | 8.5 | Flaked and malted | 11 | 1.21 | 7.2 | | | | | Barley preparations: | | | | Pearled barley | 7 | 1.06 | 4.6 | Flaked, steam | | | | cooked | 15 | 1.83 | 9.6 | | | | | Corn preparations: | | | | Corn meal, granular | 3 | 0.44 | 1.8 | Hominy | 4 | 0.62 | 2.4 | Samp | 5 | 0.78 | 3.0 | Flaked & parched | 13 | 1.73 | 7.5 | | | | | Rice preparations: | | | | Rice, polished | 8 | 1.48 | 4.7 | Flaked, steam | | | | cooked | 15 | 2.31 | 9.8 | | | | | Miscellaneous foods | | | | for comparison: | | | | Bread, white | 6 | 0.74 | 5.0 | ” | 5 | 0.62 | 4.2 | Crackers | 10 | 1.10 | 5.3 | Macaroni | 12.5| 1.08 | 7.5 | Beans, dried | 5 | 0.28 | 3.5 | Peas, dried | 5 | 0.26 | 3.4 | Milk | 3 | 0.94 | 9.7 | ” | 3.5| 1.09 | 11.3 | Sugar | 5 | ... | 2.8 | ” | 6 | ... | 3.4 | ——————————————————————+—————+——————————+—————————+