Constraints on the mass fractions of heavy elements in the molecular envelope ($Z_{\rm mol}$), and in the metallic envelope ($Z_{\rm met}$) of Jupiter and Saturn. The $Z_{\rm mol}=Z_{\rm met}$ relations are shown by diagonal dotted lines. Additional arrows not included in Fig.~\protect\ref{fig:mcore} show the changes due to a 1-$\sigma$ increase in the surface helium mass mixing ratio (``$Y^{\rm mol}$''), and in the case of Jupiter, of an increase in surface temperature from 165 to 170K (``$T_{\rm 1bar}$''). The mixing ratios are in solar units ($Z_\odot=0.0192$; see Anders \& Grevesse 1989). {\it Inset}: closeup view of the solutions and assumed uncertainties for Jupiter models calculated with the PPT-EOS. (From Guillot 1999; Plan. Space Sci. 47, 1183)