OF THE COCOANUT DURING GERMINATION 329 
On standing the milk turns sour, becomes thicker, and has 
much the odor and physical appearance of soured cow’s milk. 
The milk ferments readily. As it does so the acidity increases 
with a production of acid from the sugar. Alcohols are also pro- 
duced in the process. The distillate from the fermented milk has 
an agreeable taste and an alcoholic odor.* 
Chlorides are prominent with phosphates among the inorganic 
substances of the milk. It contains only a very small quantity 
of proteid, coagulating above 80° C., and also traces of a proteose- 
like body. Very faint biuret and xanthoproteic reactions were 
obtainable with the fresh fluid. A snow-white precipitate consist- 
GENERAL COMPOSITION OF THE MILK 
Milk Used. Percentage of Fresh Milk. Percentage of Solids. 
No. : | Solid Matter, : Z 
Chavicy vankesace Tes Total. Organic. eo Matter. "Matter. 
| 
ioe IOI 28.81 eal” 6 a6 98 | 0.50 | 88.84 | 11.16 
6 é 27. 280 ae | cp Joe 0.52 88.60 | 11.40 
2-a | 1020 | 25.403 | 95.28| 4.72 | 4.27 | 0.45 | 90.58 | 9-42 
: 27-837 | 95-44 4.56 | 4-14 | 0.42 | 90.70 | 9.30 
3-a 1022 0. 382 Ae tee 4 .78 0.49 | 90.57 9-43 
6 38 308 saith 4 33 nti 0.48 | 91.02 8.98 
4-4 1016 25-958 | 95.73| 4.27 3.88 0.39 |. 90.81 9.19 
6 25.823 | 95.65 | 4.35 3-96 0.39 90.92 9.08 
é 26.298 95.68 4.32 3-91 0.41 | 90.57 9.43 
5-a 1021 29.416 | 95.11| 4.89 | 4.47 | 0.42 | 91.38 8.62 
J | 29.467 | 95.23| 4.77 | 4.36 0.41 91.39 8.61 
. 24.667 | 95.24| 4.76 | 4.35 0.41 | 91.31 8.69 
a To24 23.119 | 95.44| 4.56 | 3-82 0.74 | 83.68 | 16.32 
4 23.886 | 95.33] 4.67 | 3-92 | 0.75 | 84.04 | 15.96 
7-a 1028 22540 | 94.80] 520 | 4.18 1.02 80. 38 19.62 
é 26.690 | 94.94| 5.06 — eas ag Se 
_s 1027 "| 28.722 |95.02| 4.98 | 4.21 | 0.77 | 84.45 | 15-55 
—* |__| 28.409 | 94-97] 5.03 | 4.26 | 0.7 | 8469 | 15:31 _ 
Aver, 1022 26.847 | 95.23] 4.77 | 4-21 0.56 88.47 11.53 
ing in part of earthy phosphate is obtained on warming the milk 
on the water-bath at 70° C. The filtrate from this product when 
boiled yields a delicate turbidity of coagulated proteid which be- 
comes flocculent on addition of a slight excess of acetic acid. 
The filtrate from this coagulum gives only a very faint biuret re- 
action. Cocoanut milk is said to contain malate of lime. 
* Cocoa beer, containing 3.4 per cent. ‘Extractive,’’ has been made by Calmette : 
€misches Centralblatt, 2: 394. 1894. 
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