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Find out which type of food from a particular type of group has the most energy per gram.  

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Mukesh Chauhan 10D6 Biology investigation Planning Aim: - My aim is to find out which type of food from a particular type of group has the most energy per gram. Scientific knowledge: - Energy can never be used up or destroyed it can only be transferred. Our body needs a certain amount of nutrition everyday so that we have enough energy to go through the day. The main type or most important type of substance that puts energy into our bodies is carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Before the energy is released from the foods that contain these nutrients, the food has to be broken down, chemically cut down and made soluble. This breakdown is called digestion, enzymes are involved with the reaction. The nutrients that are released from the foods are dissolved into the blood and circulated around the whole body. They all give energy to the body helping us to stay awake and...

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