20 BULLETIN 470, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



Summary of digestion experiments with corn bread in a simple mixed diet. 



Experiment No. 



Subject. 



Protein. 



Carbohy- 

 drates. 



231 



D. G. G 



Per cent. 

 56.3 

 70.1 

 53.2 



Per cent. 

 95.1 



232 



E. L. S 



97.2 



233 



0. E. S 



96.2 











59.9 



96.2 









Data of digestion experiments with wheat bread in a simple mixed diet. 





Weight. 



Water. 



Protein. 



Fat. 



Carbohy- 

 drates. 



Ash. 



Experiment No. 226, subject D. G. G.: 



Grams. 



2, 035. 

 478.0 

 904.0 

 307.0 

 193.0 



Grams. 

 823.4 

 353.7 

 813.6 

 33.8 



Grams. 



155.1 



14.3 



2.7 



3.1 



Grams. 

 110.1 



Grams. 



890.2 



105.2 



83.2 



Grams. 

 56.2 





4.8 





2.7 

 260.9 



1.8 





9.2 





193.0 

















3,917.0 

 153.0 



2, 024. 5 



175.2 

 48.4 

 126.8 



373.7 



13.7 



360.0 



1,271.6 



74.7 



1,196.9 



72.0 





16.2 







55.8 

















72.4 



96.3 



94.1 



77.5 











Estimated digestibility of bread alone 







73.0 





93.6 















Experiment No. 227, subject It. L. S.: 



1, 807. 

 509.0 

 909.0 

 192.0 

 121.0 



731.0 



376.6 



818.1 



21.1 



137.8 

 15.3 



2.7 

 1.9 



97.8 



790.5 

 112.0 

 83.7 



49.9 





5.1 





2.7 

 163.2 



1.8 



Butter 



5.8 





121.0 















Total food consumed 



3, 538. 

 71.0 



1, 946. 8 



157.7 

 22. 1 

 135! 6 



263.7 



9.1 



254.6 



1, 107. 2 



31.3 



1, 075. 9 



62.6 





8.5 







54.1 

















86.0 



96.5 



97.2 



86.4 











Estimated digestibility of bread alone 





88.8 





98.1 















Experiment No. 228, subject 0. E. S.: 

 Wheat bread 



2, 137. 

 591.0 

 880.0 

 262.0 

 313.0 



864.6 



437.4 

 792.0 

 28.8 



163.0 

 17.7 

 2.6 

 2.6 



115.6 



934.8 

 130.0 

 81.0 



59.0 





5.9 





2.6 

 222.7 



1.8 



Butter 



7.9 



Sugar 



313.0 

















4,183.0 

 200.0 



2, 122. S 



185.9 

 61.8 

 124.1 



340.9 



30.5 



310.4 



1, 458. 8 



84.6 



1,374.2 



74.6 



Feces : . . . 



23.1 



Amount utilized 





51.5 











Digestibility of entire ration (per cent). 







66.8 



91.1 



94.2 



69.0 









Estimated digestibility of bread alone 







66.4 





93.2 















Experiment No. 229, subject R. F. T.: 



1,401.0 

 346.0 

 882.0 

 154.0 

 220.0 



566.8 



256.0 



793.8 



17.0 



106.8 



10.4 



2.7 



1.5 



75.8 



612.9 

 76.1 

 81.1 



38.7 





3.5 





2.6 

 130.9 



1.8 





4.6 





220.0 

















3, 003. 

 92.0 



1,633.6 



121.4 

 26.0 

 95.4 



209.3 

 15.6 

 193.7 



990.1 

 38.2 

 951.9 



48.6 





12.2 







36.4 

















78.6 



92.5 



96.1 



74.9 











Estimated digestibility of bread alone 







81.0 





96.4 















Average food consumed per subject 



1,220.1 



644.0 



53.3 



99.0 



402.3 



21.5 







