CHAPTER 6: NUTRITION

TOPIC: ENERGY VALUE

EXPERIMENT 6.2

Aim/ Objective : Determining the energy value in food samples. E1 PI 1-1

Problem : Do cashews nuts have higher energy value than E1 PI 1-2

Statement groundnuts?

Hypothesis : Cashews nuts have higher energy value than ground nuts. E1 PI 1-3

Manipulated : Types of nut

variable
Responding : The rise in temperature of water
variable E1 PI 1-4
Fixed : Volume of distilled water
variable

Materials : Fresh ground nuts, fresh cashews nuts, distilled water

and matches

Apparatus : Boiling tubes, retort stand, plasticine, long pins, E1 PI 1-5

thermometer, electronic weighing scale, 25ml measuring
cylinder

Technique : Measure the rise in temperature by using a thermometer E1 PI 1-6

Procedure : 1. A cashew nut is weighed and its weight record.

2. 20ml of distilled water is poured into a boiling tube.
3. The boiling tube is clamped to a retort stand.
4. The temperature of the distilled water in the boiling
tube is recorded.
5. The pointed end of a long pin is poked into a cashew
nut. The other end of the pin is poked into a piece of
plasticine.
6. The cashew nut is ignited by using a match stick and E1 PI 1-7
immediately placed under the boiling tube.
7. The flame from the cashew nut is allowed to heat up
the water. The water is stirred gently by using a
thermometer to distribute the heat evenly. At the same
time the rise in temperature is observed.
8. The final temperature of the water is recorded in a
 table.
9. The energy value of the cashew nut is calculated.
10. Steps 1 to 9 are repeated by using a groundnut.

TEACHERS SIGNATURE: .........

Result : Food sample Cashew Groundnut

nut
Weight(g)
Initial temperature of water (oC) E3 PI 1-2
Final temperature of water (oC)
Rise in temperature (oC)
Energy value (kJ g -1)

We assume that all the heat released from the food sample
has been transferred to the water. Since the specific heat
capacity of water = 4.2 J-1g oC-1.

FORMULA FOR ENERGY VALUE

4.2 (Jg-1 oC-1) x mass of water (g) x rise in temperature (oC)
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Mass of peanut(g) x 1000

Energy value of cashew nut = _________________

= ____________J g -1 E4 PI 1

= ____________kJ g-1

Energy value of groundnut = _________________

= ___________J g -1

= ___________ kJ g -1
Discussion : The higher the rise in temperature of water, the more
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the energy value content in the food sample.
The rise in temperature for cashew nut is ............ oC
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which is higher than groundnut that is.............. oC.
Based on the calculation using given formula, the
energy value for cashew nut is .................. kJ g -1 and
the energy value of groundnut is ................... kJ g -1.
Therefore, the energy value for the cashew nut is
higher than the groundnut

Conclusion : The energy value of cashew nut is different from the

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energy value of groundnut.
Cashew nut has a higher energy value than groundnut.
The hypothesis is accepted.