Composition of Food Rations

for a 24-hour Period from Rongelap Islana*

Sample
Constituen

Wet Wts.

.

(gms)

1

2

3

4

3

700.0

338.0

175.0

516.0

520.0

162.20
2.88
18.82
3.29
150.81

194.30
43.16
31.04
7.06
240.44

316.80
8.84
15.54
11.84
166.98

1201.0

963.0

1082.0

485.0

Calcium
Magnesium
Sodium
Potassium
Phos phorus
Nitrogen

"
"
"
"
"
"

0.285
0.301
1.281
0.854
0.036
9.058

0.104
0.141
0.429
0.244
0.012
3.001

0.080
0.088
0.540
0.272
0.002
1.612

0.184
0.302
0.634
1.074
0.038
4.986

0.077
0.158
0.526
0.228
0.011
2.490

1.031
0.531
2.212
2.227
0.173
18.320

0.407
0.207
2.305
0.803
0.064
7.520

0.275
0.335
1.418
1.300
0.080
18.200

0.119
0.214
0.727
0.399
0.027
3.620

0.0
0.268
0.780
5.321
24.729
8.917

0.914
0.176
0.141
4.678
12.150
2.444

0.403
0.019
0.026
0.775
3.868
1.377

0.515
0.856
0.202
6.305
10.960
4.343

6.704
0.504
0.0
1.138
6.721
3.230

2.595
1.394
0.130
10.650
22.593
23.237

7.750
1.049
0.104
2.362
10.486
11.714

1.410
0.991
0.055
2.995
31.276
18.061

0.449
0.447
0.075
0.734
7.494
7.659

wet to dry ratio and weight of total sample

641.50
15.84
113.90
18.83
291.93

9

325.30
13.96
56.58
15.613
288.55

*Calculated from Table 2,

648.10
8.82
45.50
14.30
246.28

8

"
"
"
"
"

(mg)
"
"
"
"
"

716.90
40.98
114.50
22.37
306.25

7

Moisture
Fat
Protein
Ash
Carbohydrate

Nickel
Manganese
Cobalt
Copper
Iron
Zinc

87.90
i.17
10.06
3.59
72.28

6

222.70
7.38
22.69
9.74
222.49
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Table 3.

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