Calorimetry Lab
Lab Report (due Monday)
Title=Nut Lab
NO problem, NO hypothesis, NO procedure
YES-DATA, Calculations & Conclusion
Compare the caloric value for the different nuts (cashew, almond, peanut, hazelnut, macadamia nut)
Compare your values with those from the class as a whole (see below)
Discuss what calories are
Discuss how this technique measures caloric value
| Period 3 |
kcal/gram |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
averages |
| cashew |
2.25 |
3.1 |
3.09 |
2.8 |
2.82 |
3 |
|
|
2.8 |
| peanut |
4 |
2.3 |
3.23 |
3.4 |
3.79 |
3.4 |
|
|
3.4 |
| hazelnut |
3.61 |
4.3 |
3.43 |
3.9 |
4.02 |
3.4 |
|
|
3.8 |
| macadamia |
3.1 |
3.42 |
3.42 |
3.6 |
3.66 |
3.4 |
|
|
3.4 |
| almond |
3.58 |
3.6 |
3.09 |
3.2 |
2.85 |
4.3 |
|
|
3.4 |
| cheeto |
2.6 |
2.1 |
2.33 |
2 |
2.17 |
1.5 |
|
|
2.1 |
| Period 2 |
kcal/gram |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
averages |
| cashew |
2.6 |
3 |
3.38 |
2.76 |
0.03 |
2.5 |
|
|
2.4 |
| peanut |
2.9 |
4 |
3.69 |
1.56 |
0.57 |
2.3 |
|
|
2.5 |
| hazelnut |
2.7 |
3.86 |
4.42 |
3.96 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
|
|
3.4 |
| macadamia |
4.2 |
3.6 |
4.38 |
3.42 |
2.22 |
3.1 |
|
|
3.5 |
| almond |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.53 |
4.83 |
4.3 |
3.3 |
|
|
3.9 |
| cheeseit |
2 |
0.014 |
2.2 |
2.04 |
0.16 |
0.4 |
|
|
1.1 |
| Period 6 |
kcal/gram |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
averages |
| cashew |
2.18 |
2.08 |
3.2 |
2.94 |
|
3.1 |
|
|
2.7 |
| peanut |
2.7 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
2.92 |
|
3.3 |
|
|
2.8 |
| hazelnut |
3.8 |
2.89 |
4.8 |
3.39 |
|
3.6 |
|
|
3.7 |
| macadamia |
4.4 |
2.52 |
4.7 |
2.5 |
|
3.3 |
|
|
3.5 |
| almond |
2.6 |
2.33 |
1.8 |
4.52 |
|
4.7 |
|
|
3.2 |
| plantain chip |
1.49 |
1.91 |
2.5 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
1.7 |
|
Grand
3 class average |
| cashew |
2.6 |
|
| peanut |
2.9 |
|
| hazelnut |
3.6 |
|
| macadamia |
3.5 |
|
| almond |
3.5 |
|