This section is from the book "A Laboratory Manual Of Foods And Cookery", by Emma B. Matteson. Also available from Amazon: A Laboratory Manual of Foods and Cookery.
Romaine . | 1 head | 226.2 | 2.71 | .68 | 6.56 | 43 | .06 | .111 | .202 | .002 |
Olive oil | 5 tbsp. | 55.5 | 55.5 | 500 | .049 | .007 | .009 | .0001 | ||
Vinegar | 2 tbsp. | 29.3 | .003 | |||||||
Mustard . . | 1 tsp. | 2.8 | .003 | |||||||
Pepper and salt | 1/2 tsp. | 2.6 | .005 | |||||||
Total . . . | 15 leaves 1/2 c. dressing | 316.4 | 2.71 | 56.18 | 6.56 | 543 | .12 | .118 | .211 | .0021 |
100.Calorie Portion | 3 leaves 3/4 tbsp. dressing | 60.78 | .5 | 10.38 | 1.21 | 100 | .022 | .020 | .038 | .0004 |
Loaf bread (trimmed) . | 1 | 231.4 | 22.45 | 2.08 | 115.11 | 569 | .035 | .062 | .426 | .0017 |
Butter . | 5 1/2 tbsp. | 99.2 | .99 | 84.32 | 763 | .079 | .022 | .0305 | ||
Cream cheese . | 3/4 pkg. | 62.3 | 161.36 | 20.99 | 1.5 | 260 | .037 | .78 | 1.04 | .0003 |
Total . . . | 24 | 392.9 | 184.8 | I07.39 | 116.61 | 1592 | .151 | .864 | 1.4965 | .0020 |
100.Calorie Portion . . | 1 1/2 | 24.36 | 11.46 | 6.66 | 7.32 | 100 | .009 | .0318 | .0897 | .0001 |
Notice that in the sandwich the butter furnished more than half of the total energy value (calories), in the vegetable salad the oil of the mayonnaise furnished two.thirds of the calories, and in the lettuce salad the oil used as dressing furnished over ten times as much energy as the lettuce itself.
 
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