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 Among the mineral salts iodine has come in for a great deal of discussion recently, particularly where a tendency toward goitre exists, and while the researches into the position of the pecan in this field have not gone so far as to establish its position with certainty, the researches of Deiler in regard to the properties of pecan oil show a remarkable value in iodine absorption, which property of pecans may possibly be discovered to be a distinct asset in the present campaign which is so vigerously being waged against abnormal functioning of the thyroid glands.

Having seen that the pecan possesses decided value in connection with its content of the prin- cipal mineral salts, having noted the advantage of pecan oil in its greater ease of digestibility and the advantages of pecan protein in quality, the ques- tion naturally arises, “Where does the pecan stand in vitamin content?”

Vitamins function in the human system in a mysterious way and yet their value as body regu- laters is beyond question. It is certain that there can be no normal life and growth without them and that they are an essential constituent of nerve tissue. It has been demonstrated that if there is an absence of vitamins in the food there is a degeneration of nervous tissue.

The Medical Research Council of London, reported the high vitamin content found in nuts, as Goudiss points out.