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Oil

Under this name, and closely resembling butter, fat, lard, suet, and grease, we have a substance which is largely made use of as food. The following table shows the quantities of oil or fat in 100 pounds of the more common articles of food:-- Vegetable Food.

Potatoes . . . . . 0.2 Wheat Flour . . . . . 1.2 Barley Meal . . . . . 0.3 Oatmeal . . . . . 5.7 Indian Meal . . . . . 7.7 Rye . . . . . 1.0 Peas . . . . . 2.0 Rice . . . . . 0.7 Beans . . . . . 2.0 Cocoa . . . . . 50.0 Lentils . . . . . 2.0 Buckwheat . . . . . 1.0 Tea . . . . . 4.0 Coffee . . . . . 12.0 Animal Food.

Milk . . . . . 23.5 Pork . . . . . 50.0 Veal . . . . . 16.0 Beef . . . . . 30.0 Mutton . . . . . 40.0 Fish . . . . . 7.0 Cheese . . . . . 25.0