Excerpt from Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value Since 1897 instruction has been given at the Uni versity of Minnesota, College of Agriculture, on human foods and their nutritive value. With the development of the work, need has been felt for a text-book present ing in concise form the composition and physical prop etties of foods, and discussing some of the main factors which affect their nutritive value. To meet the need, this book has been prepared, primarily for the author's classroom. It aims to present some of the principles of human nutrition along with a study of the more com mon articles of food. It is believed that a better under standing of the subject of nutrition will suggest ways in which foods may be selected and utilized more intel ligently, resulting not only in pecuniary saving, but also in greater efficiency of physical and mental effort. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.