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BULLETIN 507, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Data of digestion experiments with brisket fat in a simp] 
e mixed diet. 
Weight. 
Water. 
Pro- 
tien. 
Fat. 
Carbo- 
hydrates. 
Ash. 
Experiment No. 338, subject H. F. B.: 
Grams. 
1,915.0 
404.0 
1, 705. 
205.0 
Grams. 
817.3 
37.9 
1,481.7 
Grams. 
40.7 
40.4 
13.6 
Grams. 
299.1 
5.9 
3.4 
Grams. 
750.0 
313.4 
197.8 
205.0 
Grams. 
7.9 
6.4 
8.5 
4, 229. 
117.0 
2,336.9 
94.7 
42.0 
52.7 
308.4 
18.2 
290.2 
1,466.2 
44.8 
1,421.4 
22.8 
12.0 
10.8 
55.6 
94.1 
96.9 
47.4 
Experiment No. 339, subject D. G. G.: 
1,611.0 
492.0 
1,326.0 
113.0 
687.6 
46.1 
1, 152. 3 
34.2 
49.2 
10.6 
251.6 
7.2 
2.7 
631.0 
381.7 
153.8 
113.0 
6.6 
7.8 
Fruit . 
6.6 
3,542.0 
97.0 
1, 886. 
94.0 
33.3 
60.7 
261.5 
14.9 
246.6 
1,279.5 
40.5 
1,239.0 
21.0 
8.3 
12.7 
64.6 
94.3 
96.8 
60.5 
Experiment No. 340, subject R. L. S.: 
1,845.0 
336.0 
1,318.0 
117.0 
787.4 
31.5 
1,145.3 
39.2 
33.6 
10.6 
288.2 
4.9 
2.6 
722.6 
260.7 
152.9 
117.0 
7.6- 
5.3 
Fruit 
6.6 
3, 616. 
92.0 
1, 964. 2 
83.4 
27.1 
56.3 
295.7 
12.2 
283.5 
1,253.2 
43.6 
1,209.6 
19.5 
9.1 
10.4 
67.5 
95.9 
96.5 
53.3 
Experiment No. 341, subject 0. E. S.: 
1,887.0 
364.0 
1,627.0 
338.0 
805.4 
34.1 
1,413.9 
40.1 
36.4 
13.0 
294.8 
5.3 
3.3 
739.0 
282.4 
188.7 
338.0 
7.7 
5.8 
Fruit 
8.1 
4,216.0 
109.0 
2, 253. 4 
89.5 
36.8 
52.7 
303.4 
17.3 
286.1 
1,548.1 
44.3 
1,503.8 
21 6 
Feces 
10.6 
11.0 
Per cent utilized 
58.9 
94.3 
97.1 
50.9 
Experiment No. 347, subject D. G. G.: 
1,342.0 
388.0 
1, 547. 
92.0 
741.3 
34.9 
1,344.3 
26.9 
41.1 
12.4 
150.3 
5.8 
3.1 
418.0 
300.0 
179.5 
92.0 
5.5 
6.2 
Fruit 
7.7 
3,369.0 
121.0 
2, 120. 5 
80.4 
41.0 
39.4 
159.2 
17.4 
141.8 
989.5 
52.0 
937.5 
19.4 
10.6 
8.8 
49.0 
89.1 
94.7 
45.4 
Experiment No. 348, subject P. L. S.: 
1,509.0 
311.0 
1, 440. 
45.0 
833.6 
28.0 
1,251.4 
30.2 
33.0 
11.5 
169.0 
4.6 
2.9 
470.0 
240.4 
167.0 
45.0 
6.2 
Wheat biscuit T. 
5.0 
Fruit 
7.2 
Sugar 
Total food consumed 
3,305.0 
83.0 
2,113.0 
74.7 
28.8 
45.9 
176.5 
17.9 
158.6 
922.4 
28.4 
894.0 
18.4 
Feces 
7.9 
Amount utilized 
10.5 
Per cent utilized 
1 
61.4 
89.9 
96.9 
57.1 
Experiment No. 349, subject 0. E. S.: 
Blancmange containing brisket fat 
1,936.0 
289.0 
2,314.0 
259.0 
1,069.5 
26.0 
2,010.9 
38.7 
30.6 
IS. 5 
216.8 
4.4 
4.6 
603.1 
223.4 
268.4 
259.0 
7.9 
4.6 
Fruit 
11.6 
Sugar 
Total food consumed 
4,798.0 
128.0 
3, 106. 4 
87.8 
42.6 
45.2 
225. 8 
17.6 
208.2 
1,353.9 
56.2 
1,297.7 
24.1 
Feces 
11.6 
Amount utilized 
12.5 
Per cent utilized 
51.5 
92.2 
95.8 
51.9 
Average food consumed per subject per day 
1,289.3 
751.4 
28.8 
82.4 
419.7 
7.0 
