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solids and calculating the carbohydrate content by difference.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The components of the 24-hour food rations collected at
Rongelap Island are presented in Table 1.
Proximate composi-
tion and the trace element content of the rations are given in
Tables 2 and 3,
and levels of radioisotopes in the rations are
presented in Tables 4 and 5.
centage or unit weight basis
for total diet
Results are given both on a per(Tables 2
(Tables 3 and 5).
and 4)
and as
amount
The former to permit compari-
son of the relative composition of individual rations and to
facilitate evaluation of the contributions made
items in each diet;
by specific
and the latter to show the actual amounts
consumed in a 24-hour period.
In evaluating the chemical constituents consumed by an
individual in a 24-hour period,
diet is of much importance.
the gross weight of the total
Comparing the proximate chemical
composition on a percentage basis with the published chemical
composition of some of the items which constituted the samples,
it is possible to account for the variation in moisture,
protein,
fat,
carbohydrate and ash content of the different diets.
Since the information on the nutritional aspects of the
Rongelapese diet is limited,
comparison of the data with that