The gold leaf., 1910-09-01
DR.. q. :. Traps. State Chemist.

Dr. & : Traps. State Chemist
In the last few months, the atten-
ton Of the public has been directed
| with considerable interest toward the
use OF cOttOnseed meal as human
food. The interest in this matter
is wide spread, covering the entire
country. | recently had the honor
Of presenting n paper before the Tex
as COttOnseed Crushers' Association,
and what impressed me most there
was not so much the interest display
ed. or the exhibits Of cOttOnseed food
products, but the fact that SO many
OF these men were using, and had
been using cOttOnseed meal as a pOr-
ton of their own diet, and that OF
their families. | believe that there
are hundreds of people in this cOun-
try who are now eating COttOnseed
meal. There are not only men di
rpctly interested in the industry, but
also men in no wise connected with
it. Another thing impressed me,
and that was the statement by two
or three users, that the children were
very fond Of cOttOnseed breads.
a Consideration of the chemical COM
position of cOttOnseed meal shows US
the part it should play in human nu-
trients in food. One group provides
the material for the building and re-
pair of muscle, blood, tissue, and the
organs OF the animal body. They
are known as prOteids, and may be
considered structural material. The
other group of nutritives provides
the energy which runs the animal
organs. 1t furnishes heat and power,
fats, carbohydrates, etc, belong to
this group.
Now, the human body requires a
certain amount for power every day.
A growing animal requires more for
prOteids than one which is entirely
grown, because it must not only re-
pair its waste, but it must also grow.
Now, cOttOnseed meal is richer in
prOteids, but poor in carbohydrates.
1t does not belong in the same class
with ordinary -four, and must not
be eaten in the same way. 1t belongs
with meat But cOttOnseed meal is
richer than meat A mixture Ofequal
parts cOttOnseed meal and -four has
the two groups of nutrients in about
the same proportion as ordinary
beef, and might be called vegetable
meat.
COttOnseed meal, therefore, should
not take the place Of -four or corn
meal or similar foods in your diet,
but it should take the place of meat,
or supplement Il diet poor i'll pro-
teids. 1t is more valuable than flour.
COttOnseed meal is a rich food, and
too much should not be eaten. For
this reason, | would advise that it al
ways be used in with -four or corn
meal, with at least three parts of
flour or meal to one part cOttOnseed
meal.
Some of you may be afraid of cot
tOnseed meal because it has been
known TO iniure hogs. But there are
people who have been using cotton
seed meal for months, and state that
they have never been able to detect
any injurious effect. On the other
hand, person told me that the use
of cOttOnseed meal restored him to
health. OF course a rich food, like
cOttOnseed meal, or fruit cake, if
eaten in excess, may make any one
sick. There are also personal pecu-
liarities concerning foods. Some peO-
pie cannot drink milk, some cannot
eat eggs, some are injured by this or
that, which are harmless to ordinary
folks.
cannot go into full details con-
Cerning this matter in the limited
time assigned to me. II there are any
specific points on which you desire
more information, | will endeavOr to
answer the questions as far as | can.
The Texas Experiment Station has
issued a bulletin on this subject,
which can be secured free Of charge
by any one that desires it.
In conclusion let me say that the
use of cOttOnseed meal as q human
food is not a fad, or q freak, or q
matter of interest for day There
is a place for it as a human food, and
it will find it's place in the time to
come. The years may be few, the
years may be many, but we may look
forward to the use of cOttOnseed
meal as human food in the time to
come. The experience of years must
decide exactly what part cOttOnseed
meal shall play in human nutrition,
INIT II will find itS r,looo