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Data of digestion experiments tcith green-turtle fat in a simple mixed diet. 
Weight 
of foods. 
Constituents of foods. 
Experiments, subjects, and diet. 
Water. 
Protein. 
Fat. 
Carbohy- 
drate. 
Ash. 
Experiment No. 681, subject A. F.: 
Blancmange containing green- turtle fat 
Wheat biscuit 
Grams. 
1,933.0 
378.0 
657.0 
227.0 
Grams. 
890.0 
34.0 
570.9 
Grams. 
34.0 
40.1 
5.3 
Grams. 
174.2 
5.7 
1.3 
Grams. 
821.7 
292.2 
76.2 
227.0 
Grams. 
13.1 
6.0 
Fruit 
3.3 
Total food consumed 
3, 195. 
73.0 
1, 494. 9 
79.4 
21.4 
58.0 
181.2 
10.0 
171.2 
1,417.1 
32.4 
1,384.7 
22.4 
9.2 
13.2 
73.0 
94.5 
97.7 
58.9 
Experiment No. 682, subject P. K.: 
Blancmange containing green- turtle fat 
Wheat biscuit 
1, 703. 
338.0 
368.0 
164.0 
784.1 
30.4 
319.8 
30.0 
35.8 
3.0 
153.4 
5.1 
0.7 
723.9 
261.3 
42.7 
164.0 
11.6 
5.4 
Fruit 
1.8 
Total food consumed 
2,573.0 
79.0 
1, 134. 3 
68.8 
26.3 
42.5 
159.2 
11.6 
147.6 
1,191.9 
34.3 
1,157.6 
18.8 
6.8 
12.0 
Per cent utilized 
61.8 
92.7 
97.1 
63.8 
Experiment No. 683, subject J. CM.: 
Blancmange containing green- turtle fat 
1, 377. 
321.0 
780.0 
143.0 
634.0 
28.9 
677.8 
24.2 
34.0 
6.2 
124.1 
4.8 
1.6 
585.4 
248.1 
90.5 
143.0 
9.3 
5.2 
Fruit 
3.9 
2,621.0 
105.0 
1,340.7 
64.4 
29.7 
. 34.7 
130.5 
7.5 
123.0 
1,067.0 
59.9 
1,007.1 
18.4 
Feces 
7.9 
10.5 
53.9 
94.2 
94.4 
57.1 
Experiment No. 684, subject A. A. ft.: 
Blancmange containing green- turtle fat 
Wheat biscuit 
1, 180. 
159.0 
1,139.0 
396.0 
543.3 
14.3 
989.8 
20.8 
16.9 
9.1 
106.3 
2.4 
2.3 
501.6 
122.9 
132.1 
396.0 
8.0 
2.5 
Fruit 
5.7 
Sugar 
Total food consumed i 
2,874.0 
76.0 
1,547.4 
46.8 
27.3 
19.5 
111.0 
9.1 
101.9 
1, 152. 6 
32.4 
1,120.2 
16.2 
Feces 
7.2 
9.0 
41.7 
91.8 
97.2 
55.6 
Average food consumed per subject per day . . . 
938.5 
459.8 
21.6 
48.5 
402.4 
6.3 
Summary of digestion experiments ivith green-turtle fat in a simple mixed diet. 
Experiment No. 
Subject. 
Digestibility of entire ration. 
Esti- 
mated 
Protein. 
Fat. 
Carbohy- 
drate. 
Ash. 
digesti- 
bility of 
green- 
turtle fat 
alone. 
681 
682 
A.F 
P. K 
Per cent. 
73.0 
61.8 
53.9 
41.7 
Per cent. 
94.5 
92.7 
94.2 
91.8 
Per cent. 
97.7 
97.1 
94.4 
97.2 
Per cent. 
58.9 
63.8 
57.1 
55.6 
Per cent. 
98.3 
97.5 
683 
J. CM 
100.0 
684 
A.A.R 
98.4 
57.6 
93.3 
96.6 
58.9 
98.6 
