DIGESTIBILITY OF WHEAT BRAN. 11 
Data of digestion experiments with fine wheat bran in a simple mixed diet — Con. 
Constituents of 
"oods. 
Experiments, subjects, and diet. 
VV UlgilU 
Carbohy- 
drates. 
Water 
Protein. 
Fat. 
A eh 
i\.sn. 
Experiment No. 460, subject D.G.G.: 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
1, 483. 0 
670. 2 
84.4 
142.5 
521 6 
64 3 
Pr>to + r> 
394. 0 
297. 5 
9.9 
.4 
82^3 
3! 9 
738. 0 
624. 3 
3.0 
3.7 
104. 8 
2. 2 
281. 0 
244. 2 
2.2 
0. 6 
32. 6 
1.4 
258.0 
28. 4 
2. 6 
219. 3 
7.7 
Sugar . 
108.0 
108.0 
Total food consumed 
3,262.0 
1,864.6 
102. 1 
366.5 
849.3 
79.5 
Feces 
195.0 
39.0 
16.3 
117.1 
22.6 
Amount utilized 
63. 1 
350.2 
732. 2 
56.9 
Digestibility of entire ration (percent) 
61.8 
95.6 
86.2 
71.6 
56. 8 
71.0 
Experiment No. 461, subject A.J.H.: 
997.0 
450.5 
56.7 
95.8 
350. 7 
43. 3 
Pntatft 
503. 0 
379. 8 
12.6 
.5 
105'. 1 
5^0 
Apple 
420. 0 
355. 3 
1.7 
2.1 
59. 6 
1. 3 
575.0 
499.7 
4. 6 
1. 1 
66.7 
2.9 
390.0 
42.9 
3.9 
331.5 
11.7 
49.0 
49.0 
iotal food consumed. 
o no j r\ 
z, y34. U 
1, 728. 2 
79. 5 
431. 0 
631. 1 
64. 2 
169.0 
37. 6 
18. 6 
91.8 
21.0 
41. 9 
412. 4 
539.3 
43.2 
Digestibility of entire ration (per cent) 
52.7 
95.7 
85.5 
67.3 
Estimated digestibility of bran alone 
(per cent) 
43.2 
67.5 
Experiment No. 462, subject P.K.: 
Bread made of fine bran 
1,505.0 
680. 1 
85.7 
144.6 
529. 3 
65. 3 
Potato 
518. 0 
391. 1 
12.9 
.5 
108! 3 
5^2 
759. 0 
642. 1 
3.0 
3.8 
107. 8 
2.3 
Orange 
332.0 
288.5 
2. 6 
0. 7 
38.5 
1.7 
Butter 
238.0 
26.2 
2. 4 
202. 3 
7.1 
Sugar 
33.0 
33.0 
Total food consumed 
3, 385. 0 
2,028.0 
106. 6 
351. 9 
816.9 
81.6 
Feces 
237.0 
46. 0 
23. 2 
138.0 
29.8 
Amount utilized 
60. 6 
328. 7 
678.9 
51.8 
Digestibility of entire ration (per cent) 
56.8 
93.4 
83-. 1 
63.5 
Estimated digestibility of bran alone 
(per cent) 
50. 1 
65.3 
Experiment No. 463, subject R.L.S.: 
1, 255. 0 
567 1 
71.4 
120.6 
441 4 
54. 5 
Potato 
396. 0 
299. 0 
9 9 
.4 
82! 7 
4. 0 
Apple 
657. 0 
555. 8 
2^6 
3^3 
93. 3 
2. 0 
Orange 
166.0 
144.3 
1.3 
.3 
19.3 
.8 
Butter 
133.0 
14.6 
1.3 
113.1 
4.0 
Sugar 
44.0 
44.0 
iotal lood consumed 
2,651.0 
1, 580. 8 
86 5 
237. 7 
680. 7 
65. 3 
Feces ;• 
154.0 
33! 9 
12^8 
88.3 
19.0 
Amount utilized 
52.6 
224.9 
592.4 
46.3 
Digestibility of entire ration (per cent) 
60.8 
94.6 
87.0 
70.9 
Estimated digestibility of bran alone 
(percent) 
55.7 
74.7 
Average food consumed per subject per day 
1, 075. 4 
616.0 
32.4 
133.9 
264.7 
28.3 
