DIGESTIBILITY OF THE GRAIN SORGHUMS. 
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Data of digestion experiments with softer Icafir bread in a simple mixed diet — Continued. 
Weight. 
Water. 
Protein. 
Fat. 
Carbohy- 
drates. 
Ash. 
Experiment No. 211, subject D. G. G.: 
Grams. 
1, 736. 
1, 008. 
798.0 
330.0 
201.0 
Grams. 
583.3 
756.0 
718.2 
36.3 
Grams. 
139.9 
30.2 
2.4 
3.3 
Grams. 
96.4 
Grams. 
871.8 
211.7 
73.4 
Grams. 
44.6 
10.1 
2.4 
280.5 
1.6 
9.9 
201.0 
4,073.0 
135.0 
2,093.8 
175.8 
66.2 
109.6 
379.3 
9.8 
369.5 
1,357.9 
33.0 
1,324.9 
66.2 
26.0 
40.2 
62.3 
97.4 
97.6 
60.7 
Estimated digestibility of bread alone 
59.0 
98.7 
Experiment No. 212, subject R. L. S.: 
Kafir bread 
1, 354. 
753.0 
1, 122. 
209.0 
182.0 
454.9 
564.8 
1,009.8 
23.0 
109.1 
22.6 
3.4 
2.1 
75.2 
680.0 
158.1 
103.2 
34.8 
Potato 
7.5 
Apple sauce 
3.4 
177.6 
2.2 
Butter 
6.3 
Sugar 
182.0 
Total food consumed 
3, 620. 
136.0 
2,052.5 
137.2 
63.0 
74.2 
256.2 
18.1 
238.1 
1, 123. 3 
40.6 
1,082.7 
50.8 
Feces 
14.3 
Amount utilized 
36.5 
Digestibility of entire ration (per cent). 
54.1 
92.9 
96.4 
71.9 
Estimated digestibility of bread alone 
(per cent) 
50.5 
97.2 
Experiment No. 213, subject 0. E. S.: 
Kafir bread 
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co r- ■* oo <n 
548.0 
730.5 
1,030.5 
30.8 
131.5 
29.2 
3.4 
2.8 
90.5 
819.1 
204.5 
105.3 
41.9 
Potato 
9.8 
Apple sauce 
3.5 
238.0 
2.3 
Butter 
8.4 
Sugar 
227.0 
Total food consumed 
4, 257. 
193.0 
2,339.8 
166.9 
83.6 
83.3 
332.0 
22.5 
309.5 
1,355.9 
66.3 
1,289.6 
62.4 
Feces 
20.6 
Amount utilized 
41.8 
Digestibility of entire ration (per cent) . 
49.9 
93.2 
95.1 
67.0 
Estimated digestibility of bread alone 
(per cent) 
44.2 
45.6 
95.0 
385.2 
Average food consumed per subject 
1, 258. 4 
705.8 
103.6 
18.2 
Summary of digestion experiments with softer Icafir bread in a simple mixed diet. 
Experi- 
ment 
No. 
Subject. 
Protein. 
Carbohy- 
drates. 
Experi- 
ment 
No. 
Subject. 
Protein. 
Carbohy- 
drates. 
187 
188 
189 
D.G. G 
R.L.S 
O.E.S 
R.F.T 
D.G. G 
Per cent. 
90.8 
38.0 
38.2 
37.4 
59.0 
Per cent. 
98.7 
94.6 
93.6 
95.1 
, 98.7 
212 
213 
R.L.S 
O.E.S 
Average 
Per cent. 
50.5 
44.2 
Per cent. 
97.2 
95.0 
190 
211 
51.2 
96.1 
In these experiments with the softer kafir bread in a simple mixed 
diet it will be noted that on an average 46 grams of protein and 
385 grams of carbohydrate were supplied the subjects daily. The 
bread alone furnished 35 grams and 230 grams of these constituents, 
which were found to be 51.2 per cent and 96.1 per cent digested, 
respectively. These figures indicate that the bread protein appar- 
ently was less available than in the preceding tests in which harder 
kafir bread was eaten with milk. 
