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Table showing Composition of Vegetables
Appears in
Published 1896
| Articles. | Proteid. | Fat. | Carbohydrates | Mineral matter. | Water. |
| Artichokes | 2.6 | .2 | 16.7 | 1. | 79.5 |
| Asparagus | 1.8 | .2 | 3.3 | 1. | 94. |
| Beans, Lima, green | 7.1 | .7 | 22. | 1.7 | 68.5 |
| Beans, green string | 2.2 | .4 | 9.4 | .7 | 87.3 |
| Beets | 1.6 | .1 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 87.6 |
| Brussels sprouts | 4.7 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 88.2 |
| Cabbage | 2.1 | .4 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 90.3 |
| Carrots | 1.1 | .4 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 88.2 |
| Cauliflower | 1.6 | .8 | 6. | .8 | 90.8 |
| Celery | 1.4 | .1 | 3. | 1.1 | 94.4 |
| Corn, green, sweet | 2.8 | 1.1 | 14.1 | .7 | 81.3 |
| Cucumbers | .8 | .2 | 2.5 | .5 | 96. |
| Egg-plant | 1.2 | .3 | 5.1 | .5 | 92.9 |
| Kohl-rabi | 2. | .1 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 91.1 |
| Lettuce | 1.3 | .4 | 3.3 | 1. | 94. |
| Okra | 2. | .4 | 9.5 | .7 | 87.4 |
| Onions | 4.4 | .8 | .5 | 1.2 | 93.5 |
| Parsnips. | 1.7 | .6 | 16.1 | 1.7 | 79.9 |
| Peas, green | 4.4 | .5 | 16.1 | .9 | 78.1 |
| Potatoes, sweet | 1.8 | .7 | 27.1 | 1.1 | 69.3 |
| Potatoes, white | 2.1 | .1 | 18. | .9 | 78.9 |
| Spinach | 2.1 | .5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 92.4 |
| Squash | 1.6 | .6 | 10.4 | .9 | 86.5 |
| Tomatoes | .8 | .4 | 3.9 | .5 | 94.4 |
| Turnips | 1.4 | .2 | 8.7 | .8 | 88.9 |