Physiological economy in nutrition, with special reference to the minimal proteid requirement of the healthy man: an experimental studyChittenden, R. H. (Russell Henry)
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Physiological economy in nutrition, with special reference to the minimal proteid requirement of the healthy man: an experimental study
Chittenden, R. H. (Russell Henry)
Metabolism; Nutrition
Breakfast.—Boiled hominy 150 grams, milk 125 grams, sugar 30 grams,
butter 10 grams, bread 30 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams.
Dinner.—Split pea soup (thick) 200 grams, bread 75 grams, mashed potato
100 grams, pickles 30 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams, pie 120 grams.
Supper.—Suet pudding 150 grams, apple sauce 125 grams, crackers 25 grams,
one cup tea 350 grams.
Food. Grams. Per cent Nitrogen. Total Nitrogen.
Boiled hominy 150 × 0.21 = 0.315 gram.
Milk 125 × 0.52 = 0.650
Sugar 30 × 0.00 = 0.000
Butter 10 × 0.10 = 0.010
Bread (breakfast) 30 × 1.59 = 0.477
Coffee (breakfast) 350 × 0.096 = 0.336
Split pea soup 200 × 0.69 = 1.380
Bread (dinner) 75 × 1.59 = 1.192
Mashed potato 100 × 0.31 = 0.310
Pickles 30 × 0.054 = 0.016
Coffee (dinner) 350 × 0.075 = 0.262
Pie 120 × 0.50 = 0.600
Suet pudding 150 × 0.78 = 1.170
Apple sauce 125 × 0.058 = 0.072
Crackers 25 × 1.61 = 0.402
Tea 350 × 0.063 = 0.220
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Total nitrogen in food 7.412 grams.
Total nitrogen in urine 8.290
Fuel value of the food 2000 calories.
_Friday, January 15, 1904._
Breakfast.—Wheat griddle cakes 200 grams, syrup 50 grams, one cup coffee
350 grams.
Dinner.—Codfish-balls (4 parts potato, 1 part fish, fried in pork fat)
150 grams, stewed tomato 200 grams, bread 75 grams, one cup coffee 350
grams, apple pie 95 grams.
Supper.—Apple fritters 200 grams, stewed prunes 125 grams, bread 50
grams, butter 15 grams, one cup tea 350 grams.
Food. Grams. Per cent Nitrogen. Total Nitrogen.
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