DIGESTIBILITY OF SOME BY-PKODUCT OILS. 
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Skicp the amount of peach-kernel oil available for experimental 
purposes was limited, only three tests with this oil were completed. 
The results which were obtained in these tests are included in the 
tables below : 
Data of d\ 
ion experiments with peach-kernel oil in a simple mixed diet. 
Weight 
of food. 
Constituents of foods. 
Experiment, subject, and diet. 
Water. 
Protein. 
Fat. 
Carbohy- 
drates. 
Ash. 
Experiment No. 724, subject P. K.: 
Blancmange containing peach-kernel oil. 
Grams. 
1.751.0 
278.0 
500.0 
172.0 
Grams. 
757.0 
25.0 
434.5 
Grams. 
67.6 
29.5 
4.0 
Grams. 
219.4 
4.2 
1.0 
Grams. 
693.9 
214.9 
58.0 
172.0 
Grams. 
13.1 
4.4 
Fruit 
2.5 
2,701.0 
82.0 
1,216.5 
101.1 
8.6 
224.6 
17.9 
1,138.8 
48.6 
20.0 
6.9 
92.5 
91.5 
206.7 
92.0 
95.5 
1,090.2 
95.7 
13.1 
" 65.5 
Estimated digestibility of oil alone (per 
Experiment No. 725, subject J. C. M,: 
Blancmange containing peach-kernel oil. 
1,743.0 
431. 
1,177.0 
140.0 
753. 5 
38.8 
1,022.8 
67.3 
45.7 
9.4 
218.4 
6.4 
2.4 
690.7 
333.2 
136.5 
140.0 
13.1 
6.9 
Fruit 
5.9 
3,491.0 
89.0 
1,815.1 
122.4 
7.8 
227.2 
8.0 
1,300.4 
65.8 
25.9 
7.4 
114.6 
93.6 
219.2 
96.5 
100.0 
1,234.6 
94.9 
18.5 
71.4 
Estimated digestibility of oil alone (per 
Experiment No. 726, subject A. A. Jt.: 
Blancmange containing peach-kernel oil. 
800.0 
391.0 
1,253.0 
175.0 
345.9 
35.2 
1,088.9 
30.9 
41.4 
10.0 
100.2 
5.9 
2.5 
317.0 
302.2 
145.3 
175.0 
6.0 
6.3 
Fruit 
6.3 
2, 619. 
85.0 
1,470.0 
82.3 
28.0 
108.6 
14.1 
939.5 
33.5 
18.6 
9.4 
54.3 
66.0 
94.5 
87.0 
94.3 
62.3 
906. 
96.4 
9.2 
Digestibility of entire ration (per cent) . . 
49.5 
Estimated digestibility of oil alone (per 
Average food consumed per subject per day. 
979.0 
500.2 
34.0 
375.4 
7.2 
Summary of digestion experiments with peach-kernel oil in a simple mixed diet. 
Subject. 
Digestibility of entire ration. 
Estimated 
digesti- 
Experiment No. 
Protein. 
Fat. 
Carbohy- 
drate. 
Ash. 
bility of 
peach- 
kernel oil 
alone. 
724 
P. K 
Per cent. 
91.5 
93.6 
66.0 
Per cent. 
92.0 
96.5 
87.0 
Per cent. 
95.7 
94.9 
96.4 
Per cent. 
65.5 
71.4 
49.5 
Per cent. 
95.5 
725 
J. CM 
100.0 
726 
A. A.R 
94.3 
Average 
83.7 
91.8 
95.7 
62.1 
96.6 
