My Research plan

MY RESEARCH PLAN

By Siddarth.B.A From 5 Victorious

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MY STUDY?

Being the son of a diabetic man who loves fruit juices, I constantly hear the groans like: “Argh! That packet of orange juice is just so

tempting!” and things like that. Some people are health conscious and want to make sure that the intake of sugar is controlled and have no idea that they are consuming more than the restriction. As a result, I would like to test, out of the brands of fruit juices, which brand has the least sugar, in their orange juice, for the benefit of the diabetics, as well as the health conscious ones. This means that I will find out

whether the sugar levels on the packaging tallies with the one in the fruit juices.

THE AIM OF MY STUDY

I would like to find out whether the amount of sugar written on the packaging of the juice tally with the

sugar extracted from the juice itself.

MY RESEARCH QUESTION

Does the amount of sugar written on the packages of

orange juice of different brands tally with the amount

of sugar extracted from the juice itself?

The reason why I chose orange juice was because: according to research, orange juice is the most liked

fruit juice among Singaporeans.

WHAT IF…

If I ask you now: “Would a healthy fruit juice as well as ten spoons of sugar blend together?”

The answer, would obviously be no. Yet that just about describes the amount of sugar in a glass of

orange juice which most people drink daily.

WHAT IS IN JUICES

Fruit Punch has 11 1⁄2 teaspoons of sugar with 195 calories.*Grape juice has 12 teaspoons of sugar with 200 calories.*

Orange juice has 13 teaspoons of sugar with 210 calories.*This is simply not beneficial for those who are consuming the “healthy juices” as this can pose as a threat to many whose bodies cannot accept the consumption of this much of sugar.

* in a 12-ounce glass (approximately 340 milliliters)

THE VALUES OF ORANGE JUICE

Carbohydrates (Sugar)~33

Carbohydrates (Total)~39

Sugar~40

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

Contents of Orange Juice

LegendY axis ValuesX axis Grams

HOW AM I GO ING TO CAR RY TH IS OUT?

I am going to conduct an experiment to extract sugar from juices. It goes like this:

① Extracting the sugar from the juice in this science experiment that requires adult supervision around the hot stove or leave it in the sun for a few days.

②Using a pan (first weighing it empty and recording the weight), scale and can of regular juice, put the juice to boil in the pan or let it evaporate.

③ After the liquid ingredients have boiled away (after about 10 minutes of constant stirring), a thick syrup remains.

④ Weigh the syrup in the pan and subtract the weight of the pan to get an accurate measurement of the sugar.

WHAT WOULD MY SET-UPS BEHomemade Orange Juice Brand ZBrand YBrand X

Set-up 3Set-up 2Set-up 1Control

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