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(Fruit Is Not Like Mother's Milk--continued, Part B)

SECTION I.
Nutritional Comparison Tables

Table 1.0
Comparison of Nutritional Composition:
HUMAN MILK VS. SELECTED SWEET FRUITS
Composition per 100 gms. edible portion
(excluding peel and seeds)

Principal Data Source: Scherz and Senser (1994)

Note: In the tables presented in this paper, a dash (--) indicates that the particular item was not listed in the published nutritional composition tables for a particular food. When 0.00 is listed, either the tables listed the amount as zero or as trace, giving no specific number. (Tables 1.0 through 3.0 were compiled from three different published data sources--see notes at the end of the tables [following Table 3.0] in this section.)

Energy Value (kcal)

Constituent

Human
Milk

Apple

Mango

Orange

Water-
melon

Total Calories

69.05

53.68

57.27

42.19

37.36

Energy Value by Main Ingredients (kcal)

Protein

4.52

1.36

2.40

4.00

2.40

Fat

36.27

5.22

4.05

1.80

1.80

Carbohydrates

28.00

45.72

49.80

33.00

33.16

Organic Acids

0.26

1.38

1.02

3.39

0.00

(Table 1.0, continued)

Main Ingredients (gm)

Constituent

Human
Milk

Apple

Mango

Orange

Water-
melon

Water

87.50

85.30

82.00

85.70

90.29

Protein

1.13

0.34

0.60

1.00

0.60

Fat

4.03

0.58

0.45

0.20

0.20

Avg. Carbohydrates

7.00

11.43

12.45

8.25

8.29

Total Fiber

0.00

2.02

1.70

1.60

0.22

Avg. Organic Acids

0.09

0.46

0.34

1.13

--

Minerals

0.21

0.32

0.50

0.48

0.40

(Table 1.0, continued)

Minerals (select)

Constituent

Human
Milk

Apple

Mango

Orange

Water-
melon

Sodium (mg)

12.66

3.00

5.00

1.40

0.50

Potassium (mg)

47.36

144.00

190.00

177.00

158.00

Magnesium (mg)

3.14

6.40

18.00

14.00

2.90

Calcium (mg)

31.79

7.10

12.00

42.00

10.50

Ca/Mg ratio

10.12

1.11

0.67

3.00

3.62

Iron (mcg)

57.61

480.00

400.00

400.00

400.00

Copper (mcg)

72.23

53.39

64.00

59.32

61.00

Zinc (mcg)

148.00

103.00

118.00

106.00

275.00

Chromium (mcg)

4.10

4.00

--

1.00

--

(Table 1.0, continued)

Vitamins (select)

Constituent

Human
Milk

Apple

Mango

Orange

Water-
melon

Vit A (retinol) (mcg)

68.97

--

--

--

--

Retinol equivalent (mcg)

69.47

4.33

201.21

10.99

86.67

Carotenoids (mcg)

3.00

26.00

1,250.00

87.60

795.00

Vit D (nano)

67.07

--

--

--

--

Vit E activity (mcg)

278.00

490.00

1,000.00

320.00

100.00

Tocopherol (total mcg)

353.00

490.00

1,000.00

320.00

100.00

Alpha-tocopherol

263.00

490.00

1,000.00

320.00

100.00

Beta-tocopherol

20.00

--

--

--

--

Gamma-tocopherol

70.00

--

--

--

--

Vit B1 (mcg)

15.00

35.00

45.00

79.00

45.00

Vit B2 (mcg)

38.00

32.00

50.00

42.00

50.00

Nicotinamide (mcg)

170.00

300.00

700.00

300.00

150.00

Pantothenic Acid (mcg)

210.00

100.00

160.00

240.00

1.60

Vit B6 (mcg)

13.57

103.00

134.00

104.00

70.00

Biotin (nano)

580.00

4.50

--

2.30

--

Folic Acid (mcg)

8.50

12.00

36.00

42.00

5.00

Vit B12 (nano)

50.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Vit C (mg)

4.40

12.00

37.34

49.35

6.00

(Table 1.0, continued)

Amino Acids (mg)

Constituent

Human
Milk

Apple

Mango

Orange

Water-
melon

Alanine

56.00

15.00

60.00

29.00

16.45

Arginine

51.00

8.00

22.35

73.00

57.10

Aspartic Acid

120.00

101.00

49.41

122.00

37.74

Cystine

24.00

1.00

0.00

3.00

1.94

Glutamic Acid

220.00

25.00

70.59

66.00

60.97

Glycine

36.00

9.00

24.71

23.00

9.68

Histidine

31.00

6.00

14.12

12.00

5.81

Isoleucine

77.00

10.00

21.18

20.00

18.39

Leucine

130.00

16.00

36.47

32.00

17.42

Lysine

86.00

15.00

48.24

39.00

60.00

Methionine

24.00

3.00

5.88

8.00

5.81

Phenylalanine

54.00

9.00

20.00

20.00

14.52

Proline

120.00

10.00

21.18

189.00

23.23

Serine

59.00

12.00

25.88

43.00

15.48

Threonine

63.00

8.00

22.35

20.00

26.13

Tryptophan

22.00

2.00

9.41

7.00

6.77

Tyrosine

56.00

5.00

11.76

13.00

11.61

Valine

81.00

12.00

30.59

33.00

15.48

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(Table 1.0, cont.--Comparison of Nutritional Composition: Human Milk vs. Selected Sweet Fruits)


See Table of Contents for Section I - Nutritional Comparison Tables

See Table of Contents for Section II - Making Sense of the Numbers

See Table of Contents for Section III - Challenging Fruitarian Defenses of the Theory


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