Lab #5

Date: October 12, 2021

Topic: Nutrition
Aim: To compare nutrition fact labels of various food packages
Apparatus/ Materials: Oreo, bread, Trix, Lays, Doritos, Supligen, Betty condensed milk, St.
Mary banana chips, Peanut butter and Skittles

Method:
Ten food items were selected from the grocery store or home. The nutrition facts on the food
label were read. The chart was filled out for each food label by recording the quantities of the
various substances present. The food items were analyzed and compared.

Observations/Results:

TABLE SHOWING THE NUTRITION FACTS FOR EACH FOOD CHOSEN

Name Calorie Total Sugars Fibre Total saturate Unsat Cholest Total
of food s Carboh (g) (g) fat d urate erol protein
ydrates (g) fat d (mg) s
(g) (g) fat (g)
(g)

Oreo 320 27 g 15 g 1g 14 g 7.6 g 0.2 g 85 mg 19 g

Foska 150 27 g 1g 4g 3g 0.5 g 0g 0 mg 5g

Oats

Trix 160 33 g 12 g 1g 2g 0g 0g 0 mg 2g

Doritos 130 20 g 0g 2g 5g 0.5 g 0g 0 mg 2g

Lays 160 16 g 1g 1g 10 g 1.5 g 0g 0 mg 2g

Suplige 320 44 g 38 g 0g 10 g 1.5 g 0g 5 mg 11 g

n

Betty 90 18 g 18 g 0g 1g 1g 0g 5 mg 2g
conden
sed
milk

St.Mar 145 18 g 0g 1g 8g 1g 0g 0 mg 1g
 y
banana
chips

JIF 190 8g 3g 2g 16 g 3.5 g 0g 0 mg 7g

Peanut
butter

Skittles 160 37 g 30 g 0g 1.5 g 1.5 g 0g 0 mg 0g

Discussion:

A nutrient is a substance used by an organism to survive, grow and reproduce. The categories of
nutrients are carbohydrates, protein, fat, water, vitamins and minerals. The main function of
carbohydrates is to provide the body with energy, two examples of carbohydrates are milk and
bread. The main function of proteins is to help repair and build your body's tissue, two examples
of proteins are fish and eggs. A function of fats is that it helps with normal growth and
development by providing essential fatty acids, two examples of fats are butter and oil. The main
functions of water are to protect body organs and tissues and carry nutrients and oxygen to the
cells, two examples of water are distilled and tap water. Vitamins are needed for normal cell
function, growth and development, two examples of vitamins are Vitamin A and Vitamin D.
Minerals are needed for keeping your bones, muscles, heart and brain working properly, two
examples of minerals are calcium and sodium. Food labels tell consumers about the ingredients
and nutritional composition of packaged food for sale. They are important because they provide
warnings and important information about the ways to use the products. From the information
presented on the table, skittles provides the most energy and Oreo provides the most protein.

Conclusion:
From the information presented on the chart, the foods with the most carbohydrates were
suppligen and oreo. The most protein-rich food was Oreo. Lastly, the food with the greatest
amount of fat was Jif peanut butter.

Mark Scheme for CSEC Day School (May/June 2021)

IRWIN HIGH: BIOLOGY

Lab # 5

Date

Title Osmosis in potato strips

Skills ORR PD MM AI D

Criteria Mark

A Background:

-Statement of theory/ definitions of terms 2

B Observation:

-state the differences in length and texture observed 2

between the strip placed in water and the one in the

concentrated salt solution before and after the experiment

C Calculations:

-Show accurate calculations for the percentage change of 1

potato in hypertonic solution

-Show accurate calculations for the percentage change of 1

potato in hypotonic solution

D Discussion:

- infer that water has moved via osmosis into the strip in 1

water

- infer that water has moved via osmosis out of the strip in 1

the concentrated salt solution

 - infer that the strip became turgid because water moved 1

into it and flaccid because water moved out of it

E Conclusion:

-supports or refutes the aim 1

F Limitations/Sources of Error 2

-At least two (2) limitations/source of error

- 1 limitation/source of error – 1mark

-No limitation/source of error- 0 marks

G Precautions 2

-At least two (2) precautions

-1 precaution- 1mark

-No precaution- 0 marks

Total: 14 Marks