| Food. | Grams. | Per cent Nitrogen. | Total Nitrogen. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fried hominy | 150 | × | 0.24 | = | 0.360 | grams. | |
| Syrup | 75 | × | 0.051 | = | 0.038 | ||
| Baked potato | 200 | × | 0.33 | = | 0.660 | ||
| Butter | 20 + 10 + 20 = | 50 | × | 0.15 | = | 0.075 | |
| Coffee (breakfast) | 350 | × | 0.06 | = | 0.210 | ||
| Spaghetti | 250 | × | 0.64 | = | 1.600 | ||
| Mashed potato | 250 | × | 0.28 | = | 0.700 | ||
| Boiled turnip | 150 | × | 0.61 | = | 0.915 | ||
| Bread | 35 + 35 = | 70 | × | 1.56 | = | 1.092 | |
| Apple sauce | 200 | × | 0.053 | = | 0.106 | ||
| Coffee (dinner) | 350 | × | 0.072 | = | 0.252 | ||
| Apple-tapioca pudding | 300 | × | 0.043 | = | 0.129 | ||
| Fried sweet potato | 200 | × | 0.15 | = | 0.300 | ||
| Jam | 100 | × | 0.039 | = | 0.039 | ||
| Bacon | 25 | × | 2.96 | = | 0.740 | ||
| Tea | 350 | × | 0.036 | = | 0.126 | ||
| Total nitrogen in food | 7.342 | grams. | |||||
| Total nitrogen in urine | 6.830 | ||||||
| Fuel value of the food | 3248 calories. |
NITROGEN BALANCE.—Oakman.
| Nitrogen Taken in. | Output. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen in Urine. | Weight of Fæces (dry). | ||||||
| Mar. | 28 | 9.027 | grams. | 6.64 | grams. | ||
| 29 | 8.972 | 8.34 | 39 | grams. | |||
| 30 | 9.356 | 6.30 | 38 | ||||
| 31 | 8.420 | 7.10 | 31 | ||||
| Apr. | 1 | 7.342 | 6.83 | 29 | |||
| 137 | grams contain 6.84% N. | ||||||
| 43.117 | 35.21 | + | 9.37 | grams nitrogen. | |||
| 43.117 | grams nitrogen. | 44.580 | grams nitrogen. | ||||
| Nitrogen balance for five days | = | -1.463 | grams. |
| Nitrogen balance per day | = | -0.292 | gram. |
Average Intake.
| Calories per day | 2840. |
| Nitrogen per day | 8.62 grams. |
NITROGEN BALANCE.—Broyles.