White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-02-12

ing the numbers zone" or "two' or "three"
together with his name in the tops of the cans.
This is pioneer procedure which will undoubt
eddy extend to other canned products in the
course Of time.
When the housewife uses fresh fruit she can
look at it and see it's condition. When she uses
canned fruit she has to depend on the labels to
tell truthfully what quality Of fruit is inside
The cans Of pineapple with zone" stamped in
their tops contain the best fruit in appearance
texture, syrup and color; those stamped "two"
contain fruit just as fine but not quite so shapey
and packed in syrup slightly less sweet; and
those stamped three" contain good, wholesome
fruit, packed in the same syrup as "two," but
slices that have been broken so that they cannot
be included in the first two grades. These first
two grades are both packed in sliced, crushed and
tdbit forms, but the third is packed only In
broken Slices
Real Food Value
Is this large production of pineapple a real
contribution to our diet in food value as well as
in taste? According to scientists, it is.
There are better sources Of a single vitamin,"
says bulletin of the University of Hawaii, "but
as an all around source OF vitamins the canned
pineapple takes an unusually high place. No
other canned product, except tomatoes, is as
rich in vitamins
But the fruit has to be handled right. There ia
a marked difference in it's sugar content, depend
ing upon whether it has been allowed to ripen
the plants or is picked for shipment after 1t
has reached its full size but has not yet ripened
Analysis shows, according to this same author
ity, average Of 1860 of sugar in the natural
ly ripened fruit, against 1869 In that picked
green and allowed to "ripen" off the plant. AS
matter OF universal practice among Hawaiian
packers the fruit is allowed to ripen in the field
The sugar content of pineapple is of type
which is ready for human assimilation, accord
ing to Dr. A. L. Dean, Director of the Experiment
Station of the University Of Hawaii, and pine
apple has a higher food value than most fruits
largely because of its high sugar content and it's
vitamins
Rich in Galleries
The analysis of pineapple contained in the fol-
5pwing table made on composite sample
of both fruit and syrup made by committing and
mixing the contents Of six cans Of Fancy" sliced
pineapple taken at random from the pack of six
different canneres:
moisture ................ ........... 16.019o
Sucrose ....................... $500
Protein OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 0.44%
Crude Fiber ................... O.30%
Mineral Matter (Ash) .................. 0.33eo
Fruit Acids Calculated as Citric Acid).. 0.598o
ut will be seen from the above" the bulletin
states, "that the food value Of canned pineapple,
as measured by calories contained in it. is by
no means negligible"
So James d. Dole, whose name Is indissolubly
connected with the pineapple industry in Hawaii,
both as pioneer and developer. not only turned
possible liability into proved asset, but this
industry is making distinct contribution to our
national diet in form that is both nutritious and
popular. And that is why there is no unemploy
ment at present in those far flung Pacific islands