Title: Determining the energy value in food samples.

Aim: To determine the energy value in food samples

Problem statement: What is the energy value in the food samples?
Hypothesis : Cashew nut contains more energy than peanut.
Variable
Manipulated variable: Types of nut
Responding variable: Energy value
Fixed variable: Volume of distilled water
Apparatus: Boiling tube, thermometer, pin, electronic balance, retort stand,
measuring cylinder, Bunsen burner
Material: Distilled water, peanut, cashew nut, plasticine, cotton wool
Technique: Observing and measuring the change in water temperature by using
thermometer

Procedure
1. A peanut is weighted and the mass in recorded.
2. A boiling tube is filed with 20 ml of distilled water.
3. The initial temperature of the water is recorded.
4. The peanut is spiked firmly at the end of the pin which is mounted on some plasticine.
5. The peanut is ignited by holding it in the flame of Bunsen burner. Then, it is placed
immediately beneath the boiling tube to heat the water.
6. The water is stir gently with the thermometer.
7. The final temperature, that is, the highest temperature, is recorded as soon as the peanut
stopped burning.
8. Step 1-7 is repeated using a cashew nut.






Result:
Types of nuts Mass (g)
Initial
temperature
(C)
Final
temperature
(C)
Increase in
temperature
(C)
Peanut
Cashew nut

Calculation:
1. The energy value is calculated using the following formula:

Energy value= 4.2 (Jg
-1
C
-1
) x mass of water (g) x increase in temperature (C)
Mass of nut (g) X 1000

=...................kJg
-1


Energy value of peanut=



Energy value of cashew nut=


Conclusion:
.. contains higher energy value than.