6 BULLETIN 1213, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TaBLe 2.—Digestion experiments with raw wheat starch in a simple mixed diet—Contd. 
Constituents of foods. 
Experiment, subject, and diet. weet 
Protein.| Fat. | 900. | Ash. 
Experiment No. 1178, subject R. B.: 
Frozen pudding (raw wheat starch 
504.0 grams or 65.22 per cent of total | Grams. 
Grams. | Grams. | Grams.| Grams. 
CAPDOHYVUPAtG)sde2k seas oss ce chase Ee 2,725.0 55. 6 190.8 772.8 15.8 
rig, pee yo ck ged een Sa pe 927.0 7.4 1.9 107.5 4.6 ' 
DUBAL - oo ne co Ro adeeb ced v See Sb Eee oaks Jo eel bare ee re ee Ae eee ela ws sock oe ble eee 
Total food consumed................ 3,652.0 63.0 192.7 880.3 20.4 
MOCOS Foe o.. ectvastee due a cb snmceede aout : 12.5 11.3 10.0 8:2 
MIMNOUNT Whlved =. te. A1scnn0s s aene near ee acetal neews wane 50.5 181.4 870.3 12.2 
st Per cent. | Percent.| Per cent.\ Per cent. 
Pivesti bility of entire TAtON. 9 os ae cee wel eee oe 80.2 94.1 98.9 59.8 
Estimated digestibility of raw wheat 
Starch BlONeg << fae fds s vice cio a ols b> Geely Ss eee ee be oes oho ee acy ee oe ee 100.0: | sSs2eepeen 
Grams. 
Average food consumed per subject per day| 1,199.1 20.8 64.0 290.9 
Per cent. | Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. 
Average digestibility of entire ration.......]..........|...-...... 79.3 93.5 98.8 61.6 
Average digestibility of raw wheat starch or, 
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EXPERIMENTS WITH RAW RICE STARCH. 
Two experiments were conducted with raw rice starch. This diet 
furnished the following average amounts of nutrients and energy 
per woman per day: Protein, 22 grams; fat, 44 grams; carbohy- 
drate, 298 grams; energy, 1,675 calories. The average amount of 
raw starch eaten per woman per day was 169 grams. 
TABLE 3.—Digestion experiments with raw rice starch in a simple mixed diet. 
| 
J : : Weight 
Experiment, subject, and diet. | of food. 
Constituents of foods. 
Carbo- 
Fat. hydrate. Ash. 
Experiment No. 1179, subject A. T. M.: 
Frozen pudding (raw rice starch, 507.3 
ams, or 65.22 per cent, of total car- | Grams. 
ONYVOTAtA) 2. Soe + ~ acectece soe cewtete 2,700. 0 
OT ee oO ery aera erick 939. 0 
DUPOE? oo acd one awauinecceseb cstnpe oisetclelp ce-cis mh eel tense ie nee are ome oo oll oo ete ee onl eal 
Total food consumed..............-- 3,639. 0 
TBCAS eee oe eee a ae we eee 44.0 
FATNIGUNE UULILCOL Sos oo. oc Ole maee ccs tela oes tinw ill nniswe'e ue ote 
.| Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. 
Digestibllity of entire ration... 0... .i0|...0.0ccdelnncscccenia : 92.6 98. 5 57. 
Estimated digestibility of raw rice 
SPATOM AION. dee ts Gawcast eheamcscetie|iss= ons ceinan ce carcekenene el seen 
Experiment No. 1182, subject R. J.: ayes. a TV GaN WET is 2 oan 
Frozen pudding (raw rice starch, 507.3 
grams, or 65.22 per cent, of carbohy- Grams. 
Phe c) ae es Se See Se, eee 2 2,700. 0 
Pere cs te eee dns Seber ebins etl 1,011. 0 
S05 a eee ee See eee ee 
Total food consumed ....cdscsseccs sin 3,714.0 
Ue Oe SE Se ee & 41.0 
A MICNIDDATINZA S Stet. bis > daksedabindcHlecsomaxicablewsdacenstt 
Dicestibility ofentive TAtion.... .cccnmcblesscasweshlesccnaccck 
Estimated digestibility of raw rice 
SLARCH GOUP ray cnt Re caes dccncstenes alse ake te Sette wens he talaee pemeees 
Grams. 
Average food consumed per subject perday| 1,225.5 
Average digestibility of entire ration......]..........]-..--.---- 
npr on digestibility of raw rice starch 
