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AND ICE-CREAM SUBSTITUTES.— Continued. 



with it. Oleomargarine is not materially, if at all, inferior in 

 nutritive value to genuine butter. It has been found by various ex- 

 periments that the comparative digestibility of butter and oleomar- 

 garine is about the same. 



Fifty-seven samples of butter and butter substitutes were examined, 

 five of which, Nos, 6148, 6226, 6562, 6563 and 6564, manufactured 

 by the Carolina Butter and Egg Company,* Asheville, N. C, were 

 found to be adulterated, as will be seen by reference to the table below. 

 The samples proved to be composed of butter and other fats contain- 

 ing cotton-seed oil, and were artificially colored. They contained 

 nothing deleterious to health, but the fat added cost less than half 

 the price of butter. 



Three samples proved to be oleomargarine and two to be renovated 

 butter, but they were labeled and sold as such. 



Five samples were found to be not properly labeled. 



HITTER AND BUTTER SUBSTITUTES. 



> 



£'Z 



2 « 





l 4643 



- 



I (596 

 l 1577 

 1.4546 



Adulterants. 



None found. 



6. 00, Fats other than butter fat; 



cotton-seed oil. 

 - 02 None found 



.do. 



Remarks and Conclusions. 



Renovated butter. 



Adulterated and misbranded; sale 



Illegal. 

 Oleomargarine. 



Rutter. 



•See page 'mi' this report. 



