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Table X—contd.
Food-stuff. | Proteid. | Carbohydrate. | Fat. | Ash and minerals. |
Authority. | ||||
Atta | 11.50 | 67.10 | 2.90 | 3.85 | Med. Coll., Cal. | ||||
12.04 | 68.65 | 1.85 | 4.09 | Notter and Firth. | |||||
12.35 | 67.91 | 1.75 | 4.34 | König. | |||||
Chana | 19.69 | 56.20 | 3.95 | 5.66 | Med. Coll., Cal. | ||||
21.70 | 59.00 | 4.20 | 4.70 | Church. | |||||
Arar Dhall (Husked) | 19.86 | 57.30 | 3.20 | 8.34 | Med. Coll., Cal. | ||||
17.10 | 55.70 | 2.60 | 12.20 | Church. | |||||
Masur Dhall. | 23.25 | 59.40 | 2.70 | 2.55 | Med. Coll., Cal. | ||||
24.81 | 54.78 | 1.85 | 6.09 | Blythe. | |||||
Maize | 9.50 | 70.70 | 3.60 | 3.70 | Church. | ||||
9.85 | 68.41 | 4.62 | 4 00 | König. | |||||
Suttoo | 25.46 | 57.35 | 1.83 | 4.68 | Med. Coll., Cal. | ||||
Molasses | ... | 69.70 | ... | 6.90 | Blythe. | ||||
Potatoes | 1.79 | 20.56 | .16 | 1.72 | König. | ||||
Cabbage | 5.00 | 7.80 | .50 | I.20 | Notter and Firth. | ||||
Mustard oil | ... | ... | 99.78 | ... | Med. Coll., Cal. | ||||
Goat's flesh | 24.06 | ... | 2.50 | 1.10 | Do. | ||||
Fish (Tank) | 17.50 | ... | 7.14 | ... | Do. | ||||
18.10 | ... | 2.90 | ... | Do. | |||||
Milk (Bazar). | 2.12 | ... | 1.92 | ... | Do. | ||||
Vegetables: cabbage, car- rots, turnips, spinach, cauliflower. |
2.05 | 5.33 | .34 | 1.05 | Med. Coll., Cal. and various authorities. |
We shall now proceed to a consideration of what is to be learned regarding
the metabolism of the Bengali from investigations on certain individuals in whom
a record of the total nitrogenous intake and output was carefully preserved.
These fall into two sets of experiments—the first consist of observations on two of
the Medical Assistants of the department. These men were actually engaged in
the investigation and were keenly interested in obtaining accurate data. They
kept an absolutely correct record of every particle of food eaten. Samples were
analysed each day and the total nitrogen of their diet estimated. Owing to
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