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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2004  > October  >
Chemistry for Everyone
JCE Classroom Activity
Calories—Who's Counting?
JCE Editorial Staff
Journal of Chemical Education, Madison, WI 53715
Cover
October 2004
Vol. 81 No. 10
p. 1440A
Abstract
In this Activity, students determine how many calories are released per gram when marshmallows and cashews burn and then compare the quantity of energy available from carbohydrates vs. fats. Students burn the food items beneath a metal soft drink can containing water and measure the resulting change in temperature of the water. This Activity can be used to introduce calorimetry, or as an investigation of types of food molecules.
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Sample nutritional labels for cashews and marshmallows as well as a sample data table and calculations are available. View the labels here. Download the data below.
*  Contents JCE2004p1440AW.xls (Microsoft Excel)
 
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*  Citation
 JCE Editorial Staff, . J. Chem. Educ. 2004 81 1440A.
*  Keywords
 Calorimetry / Thermochemistry; Carbohydrates; Consumer Chemistry; Food Science; High School / Introductory Chemistry; Nutrition
*  History
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Last Updated:		 August 31, 2004
September 8, 2004
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