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Materials : Fresh ground nuts, fresh cashews nuts, dried margerine, distilled water and
matches
Apparatus : Boiling tubes, retort stand, plasticine, long pins, thermometer electronic
weighing scale, 25ml measuring cylinder
Technique : Measure the rise in temperature of water when heated by different food samples
and then calculate the quantity of heat energy absorbed by the water.
Result :
Food sample Cashew Ground Dried
nut nut margerine
Weight(g) 0.72 0.54 0.65
Initial temperature of water 30 30 30
(oC)
Final temperature of water (oC) 87 74 91
Rise in temperature (oC) 57 44 61
Conclusion : The energy value of cashew nut is different from the energy value of groundnut.
Cashew nut has a higher energy value than groundnut. The hypothesis is
accepted.
Note :
: The higher the rise in temperature of water, the more the energy value content in
the food sample.
The rise in temperature for cashew nut is higher than groundnut. Therefore, the
energy value for the cashew nut is higher than the groundnut.