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Table 12. — Results of feeding various amounts of fruits to rats as the sole source 



of vitamin B. 











Average Weights 













When 











Weight of 





supple- 





Average 



Vitamin studied 





supplement 





ment 





gain in 



and source 



Rats 



fed daily 



Initial 



started 



Final 



6 weeks 





Number 



Grams 



Grams 



Grams 



Grams 



Gramt 



Vitamin B: 















Negative Control 



2 



0.0 



42 



72t 



48 





Standard 



4 



0.005 



41 



72 



107 



35 



Figs 



7 



4.0 



40 



75 



101 



26 



Negative Control ... 



3 



0.0 



39 



68t 



53 





Standard 



5 



0.005 



37 



73 



107 



34 



Guavas (seeds removed) 



13 



4.0 



36 



70 



110 



40 



Negative Control 



5 



0.0 



38 



68f 



49 





Standard 



9 



0.005 



40 



70 



130 



60 



Papaya 



14 



6.0 



41 



72 



126 



54 



Negative Control 



3 



0.0 



37 



62t 



43 





Standard 



4 



0.005 



36 



67 



106 



39 



Pineapple 



16 



2.0 



45 



73 



110 



37 



Negative Control 



3 



0.0 



35 



72t 



46 





Standard 



5 



0.005 



34 



67 



100 



33 



Pohas 



7 



1.0 



35 



72 



108 



36 





1 



0.0 



68 



90t 



54 





Soursop 



4 



3.0 



66 



84 



122 



38 





4 



4.0 



65 



85 



140 



55 



Negative Control 



3 



0.0 ■ 



35 



69t 



49 





Standard 



6 



0.005 



34 



65 



104 



39 



Tamarind, new* 



7 



1.0 



38 



73 



144 



71 



, old 



6 



1.0 



37 



74 



144 



70 



* "New" indicates fresh 1935 crop, "old" indicates pulp removed from the pod and 

 kept at 36°- 38° F for one year. 



t Weight at the end of the depletion period. 



