16 BULLETIN 310, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Data of digestion experiments with butter in a simple mixed diet. 
Weight. 
Water. 
Protein. 
Fat. 
Carbo- 
hydrates. 
Ash. 
Experiment No. 85, subject R. L. S.: 
Blanc mange containing butter 
Grams. 
1, 707. 
403.8 
909.9 
51.0 
Grams. 
757.7 
34.3 
790.7 
Grams. 
28.9 
54.1 
7.3 
Grams. 
314.9 
4.4 
1.8 
Grams. 
585.2 
304.5 
105.6 
51.0 
Grams. 
20.3 
6.5 
Fruit 
4.5 
3, 071. 7 
73.9 
1, 582. 7 
90.3 
19.6 
70.7 
321.1 
22.6 
298.5 
1, 046. 3 
24.2 
1, 022. 1 
31.3 
7.5 
23.8 
78.3 
93.0 
97.7 
76.0 
Experiment No. 86, subject I. D. B.: 
Blanc mange containing butter 
1,911.7 
398.6 
1, 122. 
84.0 
848.6 
33.9 
975.0 
32.3 
53.4 
9.0 
352.7 
4.4 
2.2 
655.3 
300.5 
130.2 
84.0 
22.8 
6.4 
Fruit 
5.6 

3,516.3 
114.9 
1,857.5 
94.7 
34.8 
59.9 
359.3 
16.8 
342.5 
1,170.0 
51.9 
1,118.1 
34.8 
11.4 
23.4 
63.3 
95.3 
95.6 
67.2 
Experiment No. 87, subject W. D.: 
Blanc mange containing butter 
1,008.5 
340.5 
1,201.6 
447.7 
28.9 
1,044.2 
17.0 
45.8 
9.6 
186.1 
3.7 
2.4 
345.7 
256.7 
139.4 
12.0 
5.4 
Fruit 
6.0 
Sugar 
2, 550. 6 
83.2 
1, 520. 8 
72.4 
21.7 
50.7 
192.2 
16.9 
175.3 
741.8 
34.9 
706.9 
23.4 
9.7 
13.7 
70.0 
91.2 
95.3 
58.5 
Experiment No. 88, subject E. M.: 
Blanc mange containing butter 
2,067.3 
329.7 
1,214.2 
94.9 
917.7 
28.0 
1,055.1 
34.9 
44.2 
9.7 
381.4 
3.6 
2.4 
708.7 
248.6 
140.8 
94.9 
24.6 
5.3 
Fruit 
6.1 

3, 706. 1 
96.7 
2,000.8 
88.8 
29.9 
58.9 
387.4 
14.3 
373.1 
1, 193. 
42.5 
1, 150. 5 
36.0 
10.1 
25.9 
66.3 
96.3 
96.4 
71.9 
Experiment No. 117, subject R. L. S.: 
Blanc mange containing butter 
1,234.0 
485.0 
794.0 
44.0 
574.9 
41.2 
670.0 
20.9 
5.0 
6.3 
195.8 
5.3 
1.6 
428.1 
365.7 
92.1 
44.0 
14.3 
7.8 
Fruit 
4.0 
Total food consumed 
2,557.0 
94.7 
1,306.1 
92.2 
30.5 
61.7 
202.7 
18.5 
184.2 
929.9 
33.0 
896.9 
26.1 
12.7 
13.4 
66.9 
90.9 
96.5 
51.3 
Experiment No. 118, subject I. D. B.: 
Blanc mange containing butter 
2,017.0 
497.0 
948.0 
92.0 
939.7 
42.2 
823.8 
34.1 
66.6 
7.6 
320.1 
5.5 
1.9 
699.7 
374.7 
110.0 
92.0 
23.4 
8.0 
Fruit 
4.7 

Total food consumed 
3, 554. 
103.7 
1,805.7 
108.3 
27.9 
80.4 
327.5 
17.4 
310.1 
1, 276. 4 
47.8 
1,228.6 
36.1 
Feces 
10.5 
25.6 
74.2 
94.7 
96.3 
70.9 
Experiment No. 119, subject W. D.: 
Blanc mange containing butter 
1,501.0 
354.0 
1,143.0 
699.3 
30.1 
993.3 
25.4 
47.4 
9.1 
238.2 
3.9 
2.3 
520.7 
266.9 
132.6 
17.4 
5.7 
Fruit 
5.7 
Total food consumed 
2, 998. 
96.0 
1, 722. 7 
81.9 
21.9 
60.0 
244.4 
15.3 
229.1 
920.2 
35.0 
885.2 
28.8 
13.8 
15.0 
Per cent utilized 
73.3 
93.7 
96.2 
52.1 
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