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An Investigation to find which foods have the most energy content
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An Investigation to find which foods have the most energy content We have three different types of biscuit with their nutritional content listed below but their energy values are missing. By burning a piece of biscuit and heating a known volume of water and recording the temperature change, we hope to show the energy value of each biscuit. Biscuit Types Sponge fingers per 100g Oat and Wholemeal per 100g Protein 8.2g protein 7.7g COH 84.7g COH 64.2g Fat 3.6g Fat 21.6g Rich Tea per 100g Protein 7.9g COH 78.1g Fat 7.4g Apparatus Test-tube, clamp + stand, heatproof mat, goggles, foods, thermometer, measuring cylinder, water and Bunsen burner. Method First set apparatus up as above then pour 15ml of water into a measuring cylinder and pour into the test -tube you are going to heat. Then take the temperature of the water in the test-tube and write the temperature in the table which has room...
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