The document summarizes an experiment conducted by a group of 5 students to determine the food energy provided by peanuts, cashew nuts, and almonds. The group recorded the initial and final mass and temperatures of each food sample as it burned. Their results showed that peanuts provided the highest amount of energy through the greatest change in mass, while almonds provided the lowest. Temperature data of the burning foods was also recorded over time.

2. GROUP MEMBERS
NAME MATRIC NO.
WONG SIEWCHING D20091034815
MARIA TING MEESING D20081032208
PUIWAN TING D20091034840
SITIRAHAYU BTMOHAMEDNOOR
D20091034855
UMIABIBAHBTSULAIMAN D20091034811

3. SCIENTIFIC CONCEPT
• Food energy is the amount of energy
obtained from food that is available
through cellular respiration.
• As food burns, it releases energy.
• Formula to calculate food energy:

4. ENGAGE
• The nuts provide us energy. Why?
• Which nut has the highest energy? And
which has the lowest energy?
Cashew
Nut
PeanutAlmond

5. ENPOWER
• Material & Apparatus:
– clamp
– stand
– boiling tube
– food: peanut, cashew nut, almond
– a mounted needle
– data logger and computer
– temperature sensor
– Bunsen burner
– matches
– electronic scales

6. ENPOWER
Data logger

7. ENPOWER
• Procedures:
1. Connect the temperature sensor to the first socket
on the data logger.
2. Weigh the food sample and record it. Add 30 cm3
water to the boiling tube.
3. Start the sensing software and see that it recognizes
the sensors we attach.
4. Set up the software to record. Heat the food in a
Bunsen flame to light it.
5. Heat the tube of water with the burning food until it
has completely burnt. Re-light the food if necessary.
6. Weight the burnt food with the same electronic
scale.

8. Video Recorded While We Are Doing The E

9. RESULTS
Food sample Initial mass (g) Final mass (g)
Changes in mass
(g)
Peanut 0.3246 0.0473 0.2104
Cashew nut 0.3246 0.1738 0.1508
Almond 0.3246 0.1330 0.1916

10. RESULTS
Food sample
Initial
temperature
(°c )
Final
temperature
(°c )
Changes in
temperature
(°c )
Peanut 27.100 37.966 10.866
Cashew nut 26.593 32.526 5.933
Almond 26.694 31.166 4.472

11. RESULTS OF WATER
TEMPERATURE BY HEAT
GIVEN OUT BY OF
PEANUT, CASHEW NUT
AND ALMOND

12. Timem(s) Almond Cashew Nut Peanut Timem(s) Almond Cashew Nut Peanut Timem(s) Almond Cashew Nut Peanut
1 26.694 26.593 27.1 41 26.593 26.694 28.013 81 26.694 27.1 28.419
2 26.694 26.593 27.201 42 26.694 26.694 28.013 82 26.694 27.1 28.419
3 26.694 26.593 27.201 43 26.694 26.593 28.114 83 26.694 27.1 28.419
4 26.694 26.593 27.201 44 26.694 26.796 28.114 84 26.694 27.1 28.419
5 26.694 26.593 27.201 45 26.694 26.796 28.114 85 26.593 27.201 28.419
6 26.694 26.593 27.303 46 26.694 26.796 28.114 86 26.694 27.1 28.419
7 26.694 26.593 27.201 47 26.694 26.796 28.114 87 26.694 27.1 28.419
8 26.694 26.593 27.303 48 26.694 26.796 28.114 88 26.694 27.201 28.317
9 26.593 26.491 27.404 49 26.593 26.796 28.114 89 26.593 27.201 28.419
10 26.593 26.593 27.404 50 26.694 26.796 28.216 90 26.694 27.201 28.419
11 26.694 26.593 27.404 51 26.694 26.796 28.114 91 26.694 27.201 28.419
12 26.593 26.593 27.404 52 26.694 26.796 28.216 92 26.694 27.201 28.317
13 26.694 26.593 27.404 53 26.694 26.796 28.216 93 26.694 27.201 28.419
14 26.593 26.593 27.506 54 26.694 26.796 28.216 94 26.694 27.303 28.419
15 26.694 26.593 27.506 55 26.694 26.897 28.216 95 26.694 27.303 28.52
16 26.694 26.593 27.506 56 26.694 26.796 28.216 96 26.694 27.303 28.419
17 26.694 26.593 27.506 57 26.694 26.897 28.216 97 26.694 27.303 28.419
18 26.593 26.491 27.506 58 26.694 26.796 28.216 98 26.694 27.303 28.52
19 26.694 26.593 27.607 59 26.694 26.897 28.317 99 26.593 27.303 28.52
20 26.694 26.593 27.607 60 26.694 26.897 28.317 100 26.694 27.303 28.52
21 26.694 26.593 27.607 61 26.593 26.897 28.317 101 26.694 27.303 28.52
22 26.694 26.593 27.607 62 26.694 26.796 28.317 102 26.694 27.404 28.419
23 26.694 26.593 27.607 63 26.694 26.897 28.317 103 26.694 27.404 28.52
24 26.694 26.593 27.709 64 26.694 26.999 28.317 104 26.694 27.404 28.52
25 26.694 26.593 27.709 65 26.694 26.897 28.317 105 26.694 27.404 28.52
26 26.694 26.593 27.709 66 26.694 26.999 28.317 106 26.694 27.404 28.52
27 26.694 26.593 27.709 67 26.694 26.999 28.317 107 26.694 27.404 28.52
28 26.694 26.593 27.709 68 26.694 26.999 28.317 108 26.694 27.404 28.52
29 26.593 26.593 27.709 69 26.694 26.999 28.317 109 26.694 27.404 28.621
30 26.694 26.694 27.81 70 26.694 26.999 28.317 110 26.694 27.404 28.621
31 26.694 26.593 27.81 71 26.694 26.999 28.419 111 26.694 27.404 28.621
32 26.694 26.694 27.81 72 26.694 26.999 28.419 112 26.694 27.506 28.621
33 26.694 26.593 27.81 73 26.593 26.999 28.419 113 26.694 27.506 28.621
34 26.593 26.694 27.911 74 26.694 26.999 28.317 114 26.694 27.506 28.621
35 26.694 26.694 27.81 75 26.694 27.1 28.419 115 26.694 27.506 28.52
36 26.694 26.694 27.911 76 26.593 27.1 28.419 116 26.694 27.506 28.723
37 26.593 26.694 27.911 77 26.694 27.1 28.419 117 26.694 27.506 28.621
38 26.694 26.694 27.911 78 26.694 27.1 28.317 118 26.796 27.506 28.621
39 26.694 26.694 28.013 79 26.593 26.999 28.419 119 26.694 27.506 28.723
40 26.694 26.694 28.013 80 26.694 27.1 28.317 120 26.796 27.506 28.723

13. Timem(s) Almond Cashew Nut Peanut Timem(s) Almond Cashew Nut Peanut Timem(s) Almond Cashew Nut Peanut
121 26.694 27.506 28.723 161 26.796 28.317 29.129 201 26.897 29.027 29.636
122 26.694 27.506 28.723 162 26.796 28.317 29.129 202 26.897 29.027 29.737
123 26.694 27.607 28.824 163 26.796 28.317 29.027 203 26.897 29.027 29.737
124 26.694 27.607 28.824 164 26.694 28.317 29.129 204 26.897 29.027 29.737
125 26.694 27.607 28.824 165 26.796 28.317 29.129 205 26.897 29.129 29.737
126 26.694 27.607 28.723 166 26.796 28.317 29.027 206 26.897 29.027 29.737
127 26.694 27.709 28.824 167 26.796 28.419 29.129 207 26.897 29.129 29.839
128 26.796 27.709 28.824 168 26.796 28.419 29.129 208 26.897 29.129 29.839
129 26.694 27.709 28.824 169 26.796 28.419 29.129 209 26.796 29.129 29.839
130 26.694 27.709 28.824 170 26.796 28.317 29.129 210 26.897 29.129 29.94
131 26.694 27.709 28.824 171 26.796 28.317 29.23 211 26.796 29.23 29.94
132 26.796 27.709 28.926 172 26.796 28.52 29.23 212 26.897 29.23 29.839
133 26.796 27.709 28.926 173 26.796 28.52 29.23 213 26.897 29.23 29.94
134 26.796 27.709 28.926 174 26.796 28.52 29.23 214 26.897 29.23 29.94
135 26.796 27.81 28.926 175 26.796 28.52 29.23 215 26.897 29.23 29.94
136 26.796 27.81 28.926 176 26.796 28.52 29.129 216 26.897 29.331 30.097
137 26.796 27.81 28.926 177 26.796 28.52 29.23 217 26.897 29.331 30.097
138 26.694 27.81 28.926 178 26.796 28.52 29.23 218 26.897 29.23 30.097
139 26.694 27.81 28.926 179 26.796 28.621 29.331 219 26.897 29.331 30.097
140 26.796 27.81 28.926 180 26.796 28.621 29.331 220 26.897 29.331 30.194
141 26.796 27.911 29.027 181 26.796 28.621 29.23 221 26.897 29.331 30.194
142 26.796 27.81 29.027 182 26.796 28.621 29.331 222 26.897 29.331 30.194
143 26.796 27.911 29.027 183 26.796 28.723 29.331 223 26.999 29.433 30.194
144 26.796 27.911 29.027 184 26.897 28.723 29.331 224 26.999 29.433 30.194
145 26.694 27.911 29.027 185 26.796 28.723 29.331 225 26.999 29.433 30.194
146 26.796 27.911 29.027 186 26.796 28.723 29.331 226 26.897 29.433 30.194
147 26.796 27.911 29.027 187 26.796 28.824 29.433 227 26.999 29.331 30.291
148 26.796 28.013 29.027 188 26.796 28.723 29.433 228 26.999 29.534 30.291
149 26.796 28.013 29.027 189 26.897 28.824 29.433 229 26.999 29.534 30.291
150 26.796 28.114 29.027 190 26.897 28.824 29.433 230 26.999 29.534 30.291
151 26.796 28.114 29.027 191 26.897 28.824 29.433 231 26.999 29.534 30.291
152 26.694 28.114 29.027 192 26.897 28.824 29.534 232 26.999 29.534 30.291
153 26.796 28.114 29.027 193 26.796 28.824 29.534 233 26.999 29.534 30.291
154 26.796 28.114 29.129 194 26.897 28.926 29.534 234 26.999 29.636 30.291
155 26.796 28.114 29.027 195 26.897 28.926 29.433 235 27.1 29.636 30.389
156 26.796 28.216 29.129 196 26.897 28.926 29.534 236 27.1 29.534 30.389
157 26.796 28.216 29.129 197 26.796 29.027 29.636 237 27.1 29.636 30.389
158 26.796 28.216 29.129 198 26.897 28.926 29.636 238 27.1 29.636 30.389
159 26.796 28.216 29.129 199 26.897 29.027 29.636 239 27.1 29.737 30.486
160 26.796 28.317 29.129 200 26.897 29.027 29.636 240 27.1 29.737 30.486

14. Timem(s) Almond Cashew Nut Peanut Timem(s) Almond Cashew Nut Peanut Timem(s) Almond Cashew Nut Peanut
241 27.1 29.737 30.486 281 27.607 30.486 31.457 321 28.114 31.069 32.817
242 27.1 29.737 30.486 282 27.607 30.583 31.554 322 28.216 31.069 32.817
243 26.999 29.839 30.583 283 27.607 30.583 31.554 323 28.216 31.069 32.817
244 27.1 29.839 30.583 284 27.607 30.486 31.651 324 28.216 31.166 32.817
245 27.1 29.839 30.583 285 27.709 30.583 31.651 325 28.216 31.069 32.914
246 27.201 29.839 30.583 286 27.709 30.583 31.651 326 28.317 31.166 32.914
247 27.201 29.839 30.583 287 27.709 30.486 31.651 327 28.317 31.166 33.011
248 27.201 29.839 30.583 288 27.709 30.583 31.749 328 28.216 31.166 33.011
249 27.201 29.839 30.68 289 27.709 30.583 31.749 329 28.317 31.166 33.011
250 27.201 29.94 30.68 290 27.709 30.68 31.846 330 28.317 31.166 33.109
251 27.1 29.94 30.68 291 27.709 30.68 31.846 331 28.317 31.166 33.011
252 27.201 29.94 30.777 292 27.81 30.68 31.943 332 28.419 31.263 33.109
253 27.201 29.94 30.777 293 27.81 30.68 31.943 333 28.317 31.166 33.206
254 27.201 30.097 30.777 294 27.81 30.68 31.943 334 28.419 31.263 33.206
255 27.303 30.097 30.777 295 27.81 30.777 32.04 335 28.419 31.263 33.206
256 27.303 30.097 30.777 296 27.81 30.777 32.04 336 28.419 31.263 33.303
257 27.201 30.097 30.874 297 27.911 30.777 31.943 337 28.52 31.263 33.206
258 27.303 30.097 30.874 298 27.911 30.777 32.04 338 28.52 31.263 33.303
259 27.303 30.097 30.874 299 27.911 30.68 32.137 339 28.52 31.263 33.303
260 27.201 30.194 30.874 300 27.911 30.777 32.137 349 28.52 31.263 33.4
261 27.303 30.194 30.971 301 27.911 30.874 32.137 341 28.52 31.263 33.4
262 27.303 30.194 30.874 302 27.911 30.874 32.234 342 28.52 31.263 33.497
263 27.303 30.194 30.971 303 27.911 30.874 32.234 343 28.52 31.263 33.497
264 27.404 30.291 30.971 304 27.81 30.874 32.331 344 28.52 31.36 33.497
265 27.404 30.291 31.069 305 28.013 30.874 32.331 345 28.621 31.263 33.497
266 27.404 30.291 31.069 306 28.013 30.874 32.331 346 28.621 31.263 33.594
267 27.404 30.291 31.166 307 28.013 30.874 32.331 347 28.621 31.263 33.594
268 27.404 30.291 31.069 308 28.013 30.874 32.331 348 28.621 31.263 33.594
269 27.506 30.291 31.166 309 28.013 30.874 32.331 349 28.621 31.36 33.594
270 27.506 30.389 31.166 310 28.013 30.971 32.429 350 28.723 31.263 33.691
271 27.506 30.389 31.263 311 28.114 30.971 32.526 351 28.621 31.36 33.691
272 27.506 30.389 31.263 312 28.114 30.971 32.526 352 28.723 31.36 33.789
273 27.404 30.389 31.166 313 28.013 30.874 32.526 353 28.723 31.36 33.789
274 27.506 30.389 31.263 314 28.114 30.971 32.526 354 28.723 31.36 33.691
275 27.506 30.389 31.36 315 28.114 30.971 32.623 355 28.621 31.36 33.886
276 27.506 30.486 31.36 316 28.114 30.971 32.623 356 28.824 31.36 33.886
277 27.506 30.389 31.36 317 28.114 31.069 32.623 357 28.824 31.36 33.886
278 27.506 30.486 31.457 318 28.216 31.069 32.623 358 28.824 31.36 33.983
279 27.607 30.486 31.457 319 28.216 31.069 32.72 359 28.824 31.36 33.983
280 27.607 30.486 31.554 320 28.216 30.971 32.72 360 28.824 31.36 33.983

15. Timem(s) Almond Cashew Nut Peanut Timem(s) Almond Cashew Nut Peanut Timem(s) Almond Cashew Nut Peanut
361 28.824 31.36 34.08 401 29.534 31.263 35.246 441 30.291 31.651 36.12
362 28.824 31.36 34.08 402 29.636 31.36 35.246 442 30.389 31.554 36.314
363 28.926 31.36 34.08 403 29.636 31.457 35.246 443 30.389 31.651 36.314
364 28.926 31.263 34.08 404 29.636 31.36 35.246 444 30.389 31.554 36.314
365 28.824 31.36 34.177 405 29.737 31.457 35.343 445 30.389 31.651 36.411
366 28.926 31.263 34.177 406 29.737 31.457 35.343 446 30.389 31.651 36.314
367 28.926 31.36 34.08 407 29.737 31.457 35.343 447 30.389 31.651 36.411
368 29.027 31.36 34.177 408 29.737 31.457 35.343 448 30.486 31.651 36.411
369 29.027 31.263 34.274 409 29.839 31.457 35.44 449 30.486 31.651 36.509
370 29.027 31.36 34.274 410 29.839 31.457 35.44 450 30.486 31.749 36.509
371 29.027 31.36 34.274 411 29.839 31.457 35.537 451 30.486 31.749 36.509
372 29.129 31.263 34.371 412 29.839 31.457 35.537 452 30.486 31.651 36.509
373 29.129 31.36 34.371 413 29.839 31.457 35.537 453 30.486 31.749 36.606
374 29.129 31.36 34.371 414 29.94 31.36 35.537 453 30.583 31.749 36.606
375 29.027 31.36 34.469 415 29.839 31.457 35.634 455 30.583 31.749 36.606
376 29.129 31.36 34.469 416 29.94 31.457 35.634 456 30.583 31.749 36.703
377 29.129 31.36 34.469 417 29.94 31.457 35.634 457 30.583 31.846 36.606
378 29.23 31.36 34.469 418 29.94 31.457 35.634 458 30.583 31.846 36.703
379 29.23 31.36 34.566 419 29.94 31.457 35.731 459 30.583 31.846 36.8
380 29.23 31.36 34.566 420 30.097 31.457 35.731 460 30.68 31.749 36.8
381 29.23 31.36 34.566 421 30.097 31.457 35.731 461 30.68 31.846 36.703
382 29.331 31.263 34.566 422 30.097 31.457 35.731 462 30.583 31.749 36.8
383 29.331 31.263 34.663 423 30.097 31.457 35.731 463 30.68 31.846 36.897
384 29.331 31.36 34.663 424 30.097 31.457 35.829 464 30.68 31.846 36.8
385 29.331 31.36 34.663 425 30.194 31.457 35.829 465 30.777 31.943 36.897
386 29.331 31.36 34.76 426 30.194 31.457 35.829 466 30.68 31.943 36.897
387 29.331 31.263 34.76 427 30.194 31.457 35.926 467 30.68 31.943 36.897
388 29.433 31.36 34.76 428 30.194 31.554 35.926 468 30.777 31.943 36.994
389 29.331 31.36 34.857 429 30.194 31.554 35.926 469 30.777 31.943 36.994
390 29.433 31.36 34.857 430 30.194 31.554 36.023 470 30.777 32.04 37.091
391 29.433 31.36 34.857 431 30.194 31.554 36.023 471 30.777 31.943 37.091
392 29.433 31.263 34.954 432 30.194 31.554 36.023 472 30.777 32.04 37.091
393 29.433 31.36 34.954 433 30.291 31.457 36.023 473 30.777 32.04 37.189
394 29.534 31.36 34.954 434 30.291 31.554 36.023 474 30.874 32.04 37.189
395 29.534 31.36 35.051 435 30.291 31.554 36.12 475 30.874 32.04 37.189
396 29.534 31.36 34.954 436 30.291 31.554 36.12 476 30.874 32.04 37.286
397 29.534 31.36 35.051 437 30.291 31.554 36.12 477 30.874 32.137 37.286
398 29.534 31.36 35.149 438 30.291 31.554 36.217 478 30.874 32.137 37.286
399 29.534 31.36 35.149 439 30.291 31.554 36.217 479 30.874 32.137 37.286
400 29.636 31.36 35.149 440 30.389 31.554 36.217 480 30.874 32.137 37.286

16. Timem(s) Almond Cashew Nut Peanut Timem(s) Almond Cashew Nut Peanut Timem(s) Almond Cashew Nut Peanut
481 30.971 32.137 37.383
482 30.971 32.137 37.383
483 30.971 32.137 37.383
484 30.971 32.234 37.48
485 30.971 32.234 37.48
486 31.069 32.137 37.48
487 31.069 32.234 37.577
488 30.971 32.331 37.674
489 30.971 32.331 37.577
490 31.069 32.331 37.674
491 31.069 32.331 37.674
492 31.069 32.331 37.771
493 31.166 32.429 37.771
494 31.166 32.429 37.674
495 31.069 32.429 37.771
496 31.166 32.429 37.869
497 31.069 32.429 37.869
498 31.069 32.429 37.869
499 31.069 32.526 37.869
500 31.166 32.526 37.966

17. RESULTS
GRAPHS OF THE
WATER
TEMPERATURE

18. watertemperature
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
time
temperature
almond cashew nut peanut

19. RESULTS
• Energy released from almond per
gram(J)
=
= 2940.9 J
= 2.941 KJ

20. RESULTS
• Energy released from cashew nut per gram(J)
=
= 4957.3 J
= 4.957 KJ
• Energy released from peanut per gram(J)
=
= 6507.2 J
= 6.507 KJ

21. Discussions
•What do you observe from the
graph about the water
temperature?
•Do all the nuts have same level of
energy?
•Does the increase of temperature
among the three types of nuts is
the same?

22. •From the graph, which type of nut
produces the highest energy?
•Arrange the food sample according
to its energy in ascending order.
•Is your result accurate? Does all
the energy from the nuts is used to
heat the water or some heat is lost?
How could this affect your results?

23. ENHANCE
•Do you eat to live OR live to eat???
•WHY???
OR
eat to live live to eat

24. • Many will say they eat to live because it is
necessary to sustain life and as a respond to
hunger. They eat in order to obtain the strength
to carry on life's daily activities.
• However, there are also people who live to eat.
They love to eat and they crave food of any and
every kind. Live to eat is a habit of enjoying
eating. This kind of people can easily suffer
from obesity.
• My advise is we should eat to live, don’t live to
eat.

25. Unique Features of This Activity
• the temperature can be recorded every second
• the temperature can be recorded in three decimal
places
• the setup of the apparatus is quite simple and we only
need a test tube and a temperature sensor to test the
energy of the nuts
• the experiment gives only a very approximate estimate
for each foodstuff, so the students can use any type of
food to replace the nuts and calculate the food energy.
• students can compare the graphs and differentiate the
energy between the three types of nuts

26. Thank You….