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How Much Energy is there in How Much Energy is there in Food?Food?

By : Madison Matherne By : Madison Matherne

IntroductionIntroduction

We always talk about We always talk about “energy” and eating a good “energy” and eating a good breakfast to have “fuel” for our breakfast to have “fuel” for our brains. I want to test how much brains. I want to test how much energy is actually in my food. energy is actually in my food. The energy content of food has The energy content of food has lead to numerous studies of lead to numerous studies of body mass and weight loss body mass and weight loss techniquestechniques..

HypothesisHypothesis

My hypothesis is if the bar with My hypothesis is if the bar with the higher sugar count will have a the higher sugar count will have a higher amount of energy?higher amount of energy?

Variables :Variables :

IV: The Energy / sugar in each Bar.IV: The Energy / sugar in each Bar.

Levels 1 2 3 4 Levels 1 2 3 4 55

TrialsTrials Nature Nature Valley:Valley:

Peanut Peanut Butter :Butter :

Nature Nature Valley:Valley:

Oats ‘ N Oats ‘ N HoneyHoney

Granola BarGranola Bar Protein Protein Meal Bar : Meal Bar : Chocolate Chocolate Peanut Peanut ButterButter

Myoplex: Myoplex: Chocolate Chocolate Peanut Peanut ButterButter

DV: The Energy Changing in each DV: The Energy Changing in each bar.bar.

Materials Materials Materials:Materials: Boiling tubesBoiling tubes Clamp standClamp stand Lighter (match)Lighter (match) Measuring CylinderMeasuring Cylinder Mounted needleMounted needle Tongs/forcepsTongs/forceps ThermometerThermometer Eye protectionEye protection And WATER (H20)And WATER (H20)

The Five Trials :The Five Trials :

When the Burning When the Burning Begins!!!!!!!!!!!!Begins!!!!!!!!!!!!

Graph #1 :Graph #1 :

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Bar #1Bar #2 Bar # 3Bar #4 Bar #5

Bar #1 – NatureBar #1 – Nature Valley : Valley :

Peanut ButterPeanut Butter Bar #2 – Nature Valley: Oats ‘ Bar #2 – Nature Valley: Oats ‘

N HoneyN Honey Bar #3 – Granola BarBar #3 – Granola Bar Bar #4 – Protein Meal Bar: Bar #4 – Protein Meal Bar:

Chocolate Peanut ButterChocolate Peanut Butter Bar #5 – Myoplex: Chocolate Bar #5 – Myoplex: Chocolate

Peanut ButterPeanut Butter

Graphs #2 :Graphs #2 :

Nature Nature Valley :Valley :

Peanut ButterPeanut Butter

Nature Valley:Nature Valley:

Oats ‘ N Oats ‘ N HoneyHoney

Granola Bar:Granola Bar: Protein Meal Protein Meal Bar:Bar:

Chocolate Chocolate Peanut ButterPeanut Butter

Myoplex Chocloate Myoplex Chocloate Peanut Butter:Peanut Butter:

3636oo - 27.5 - 27.5oo ==

3535oo – 27.5 = – 27.5 = 2828oo – 27.5 – 27.5oo== 3434oo – 27.5 – 27.5oo = = 3434oo – 27.5 – 27.5o o ==

8.58.5oo 7.57.5oo 0.50.5oo 6.56.5oo 6.56.5oo

Conclusion:Conclusion:

The bar with The bar with the higher the higher sugar count sugar count proved to be proved to be greater in the greater in the amount of amount of energy in it! As energy in it! As you look at the you look at the chart you can chart you can see what I see what I mean.mean.

Nature Nature Valley :Valley :

Peanut Peanut ButterButter

Nature Nature Valley:Valley:

Oats ‘ N Oats ‘ N HoneyHoney

Granola Granola Bar:Bar:

Protein Protein Meal Bar:Meal Bar:

Chocolate Chocolate Peanut Peanut ButterButter

Myoplex Myoplex Chocloate Chocloate Peanut Butter:Peanut Butter:

3636oo - - 27.527.5oo = =

3535oo – – 27.5 =27.5 =

2828oo – – 27.527.5oo==

3434oo – – 27.527.5oo = =

3434oo – 27.5 – 27.5o o ==

8.58.5oo 7.57.5oo 0.50.5oo 6.56.5oo 6.56.5oo

I’m done Burning for I’m done Burning for now!now!

The End :)The End :)