. The potato . Potatoes. 260 The Potato attained large proportions. Potato flour, jlucose, sirup, mucilage and a number of tinctures are also made from potatoes. In Europe the small potatoes and culls are used to feed stock, and the slops from the manufacture of alcohol are carted away daily for this purpose. USE FOR HUMAN FOOD So accustomed have we become to the potato that it is difficult to imagine our tables without it. It furnishes us daily with an abundant supply of nutrients at a rela- tively low price. Primarily it is a starchy food, but it also contains some protein and a little miner
. The potato . Potatoes. 260 The Potato attained large proportions. Potato flour, jlucose, sirup, mucilage and a number of tinctures are also made from potatoes. In Europe the small potatoes and culls are used to feed stock, and the slops from the manufacture of alcohol are carted away daily for this purpose. USE FOR HUMAN FOOD So accustomed have we become to the potato that it is difficult to imagine our tables without it. It furnishes us daily with an abundant supply of nutrients at a rela- tively low price. Primarily it is a starchy food, but it also contains some protein and a little mineral matter, and it adds bulk to the food eaten. It is said that the potato represents per cent of the total cost of food, and furnishes Composition of the potato, a, fat; per Cent of the heat ofrar:h?:;SnTrast"'"*'^'^''^"""' calories needed by the body. As the potato is somewhat deficient in protein and fats, it cannot be used exclusively in the diet, but must be combined with lean meat, legumes, eggs or other protein-supplying foods, and with cream, butter or other fatty substances. Not only does the potato furnish considerable nutri- ment, but it supplies it in an easily digestible form. The starch in potatoes is much more readily digested than the starch of cereals or other starch-producing foods. In Germany a gruel made from the pulp of baked potatoes is used to feed infants and Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gilbert, Arthur Witter, 1882-1936; Barrus, Mortier Franklin, 1879-1962; Dean, Daniel. New York : Macmillan
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