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BULLETIN 717, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH FLOUR MADE FROM ROASTED PEANUTS. 



The results obtained in the seven experiments in which peanut 

 flour made from roasted nuts was studied are reported in the following 

 tables: 



Data of digestion experiments with flour made from roasted peanuts in a simple mixed diet. 





Weight 

 of foods. 



Constituents of foods. 



Experiments, subjects, and diet. 



Water. 



Protein. 



Fat. 



Carbo- 

 hydrates. 



Ash. 



Experiment No. 618, subject P. K.: 



Biscuits containing peanut flour. 



Orams. 

 1,229.0 



136.0 

 ■ 755.0 



281.0 



Grams. 

 333.9 



Orams. 

 168.3 



Orams. 



101.5 



136.0 



1.5 



Orams. 

 572. 5 



Orams. 

 52.8 



Fruit 



656.1 



6.0 



87.6 

 281.0 



3.8 

















Total food consumed 



2,401.0 

 29.0 



990.0 



174.3 



10.9 



163.4 



239.0 



6.1 



232.9 



941.1 



8.4 



932.7 



56.6 





3.6 







53.0 

















93.7 



97.4 



99.1 



93.6 











Experiment No. 619, subject J. C. M.: 



Biscuits containing peanut flour 



993.0 



89.0 



1,056.0 



192.0 



269.8 



136.0 



82.0 

 89.0 

 2.1 



462.5 



42.7 



Fruit 



917.7 



8.1 



122.5 

 192.0 



5.3 



















2,330.0 

 51.0 



1,187.5 



144.4 

 19.5 

 124.9 



173.1 



8.5 



164.6 



777.0 



15.5 



761.5 



48.0 



Feces 



7.5 







40.5 

















86.5 



95.1 



98.0 



84.4 











Experiment No. 620, subject C. J. W.: 



Biscuits containing peanut flour 



1, 188. 

 199.0 

 751.0 

 164.0 



322.8 



162.6 



98.1 



199. 



1.5 



553.4 



51.1 



Fruit 



652.6 



6.0 



87.1 

 164.0 



3.8 

















Total food consumed 



2,302.0 

 80.0 



975.4 



168.6 

 33.3 

 135.3 



298.6 

 14.4 



284.2 



804.5 

 21.7 



782.8 



54.9 





10.6 







44.3 











Per cent utilized 







80.2 



95.2 



97.3 



80.7 











Experiment No. 633, subject A. A. F.: 

 Fruit 



2, 244. 

 762.0 

 107.0 

 233.0 



712.5 

 662.2 



349.2 

 6.1 



114.9 



1.5 



107.0 



977.0 



88.4 



90.4 

 3.8 



Peanut oil 











233.0 















Total food consumed 



3,346.0 

 64.0 



1,374.7 



355.3 



23.2 



332.1 



223.4 



11.2 



212.2 



1,298.4 



21.6 



1,276.8 



94.2 





8.0 







86.2 

















93.5 



95.0 



98.3 



91.5 











Experiment No. &34, subject P. K.: 



Biscuits contaimng peanut flour 



Fruit 



1,923.0 

 485.0 

 224.0 

 167.0 



610.5 

 421.5 



299.2 

 3.9 



98.5 



1.0 



224.0 



837.3 

 56.2 



77.5 

 2.4 







Sugar 







167.0 















Total food consumed 



2,799.0 

 85.0 



1, 032. 



303.1 



27.5 



275.6 



323.5 



29.0 



294.5 



1,060.5 



18.3 



1,042.2 



79.9 





10.2 



Amount utilized 





69.7 

















90.9 



91.0 



98.3 



87.2 











Experiment Nn. 6.35, subject J. C. M.: 



Biscuits containing peanut flour 



Fruit 



1,589.0 

 869.0 

 190.0 

 197.0 



504.5 

 755.2 



247.2 

 7.0 



81.4 



1.7 



190.0 



691.9 

 100.8 



64.0 

 4.3 













197.0 















Total food consumed 



2,84.5.0 

 40.0 



1, 259. 7 



254.2 



16.8 



237.4 



273.1 



5.3 



267.8 



989.7 



11.7 



978.0 



68.3 





6.2 







62.1 











Per cent utilized 







93. 4 



98.1 



98.8 



90.9 













