A lot of things can produces electricity, but fruits such as citrus fruits could also produce electricity? I chose this topic because in a movie, I saw a potato clock which got me interested in fruit electricity, so I decided to produce electricity from citrus fruits. Citrus fruits are acidic fruits that can produce electricity. To get further information read on the following questions will be answered.
• What makes a fruit citrus?
• Why do citrus fruits produce electricity?
• What is electricity?
• What measures electricity?
Question: What makes a fruit citrus?
There are a lot of types of fruits in this world and one of them is citrus fruits. Citrus fruits are from plants in a Rue family. A Rue family is a family of flowering plants. Most citrus fruits come from 4 species from Southeast Asia. The name citrus came from a Greek word Cedar which means “sour fruits”. All citrus fruits are acidic fruits. Citrus fruits are fruits with vitamin C. Citrus fruits are known as having a sweet smell and a juicy pulp. A pulp is a soft wet, shapeless mass of material. Fruits that are known as citrus fruits have a tough and hard skin and juicy pulp inside such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, and tangerines. These fruits contain more acid and are mostly important due to their acidic properties. This is what a citrus fruit is and that’s what makes a fruit citrus. I found my information from; Boston.com, Easybib.com, High bean.com and Encyclopedia.com.
Question: Why do citrus fruits produce electricity?
There’s a lot of interesting facts about electricity but do you know that electricity could also be produced by citrus fruits? Any type of citrus fruit can produces electricity when they get...
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When something gives us energy, it means more than to just give us the required power to work or move along for such a specific task. In biological terms, it means to have your energy be transported through your body and placed by cells into biomolecules. Biomolecules such as lipids and carbohydrates. It then stores that energy in our body.
This experiment is predicated on the concept of utilizing liquid CO2 to extract D-Limonene from an orange’s rind and using optical rotation/refractive index to characterize the D-Limonene. Limonene is an essential oil which is found in orange peels. Limonene is classified as a monoterpene. This is because its structure consists of two isoprene units (C5H10). Limonene, like many essential oils, is categorized as a terpene/terpenoid. Terpenoids are oxygenated variations of terpenes. Terpenes are organic molecules that make up essential oils that can be found in many citrus fruits. Terpenes have structures made up of multiple isoprene units. These units are typically loosely assembled in a head-to-tail fashion (Weldegirma 2016). Terpenes are
Alternate Hypothesis: Increasing concentration of the enzyme, pectinase, will increase the volume of juice produced and the clarity. The reason behind this hypothesis is the fact that at a higher concentration of pectinase, more enzyme molecules are present to break down the pectin in the cell wall of the apple and since pectins have a high affinity towards water and form hydrophilic groups, a higher concentration of pectinase disrupt these bonds between water and pectins and enables “the water in the form of juice to be released during fruit juice extraction.”
Orange juice will have the highest content of vitamin C. Citrus fruits have a higher content of vitamin C. The orange and lemon juice will contain more vitamin C than the pineapple juice. Furthermore, as lemons are more acidic than oranges I predict that the orange juice will contain more vitamin C than the lemon juice. Vitamin C affects, the ph the more vitamin C the higher the ph.
Paper, invented more than 2,000 years ago, has severed us with multiple purposes. Amazingly, this extensively, broad use item has been discovered for its ability to absorb carbon nanotubes and silver nanowires films into its porous material to conduct electricity in a completely new way. However, paper is not the only object discovered for its ability to demeanor electricity. Viruses have also successful been able to conduct electricity and function as batteries. This discovery of electricity in a new, lightweight form has brought wonders whether these objects could someday power large appliances such as cars or help improve pacemakers located within a body. Could these lightweight discovers of electricity improve future appliances?
persica (L.) Batsch, var. nectarina] belong to the Rosaceae family and are thought to have originated in China (Salunkhe and Desai, 1984). A peach fruit is approximately 87% water with 180 kJ (43 kcal) and contains carbohydrates, organic acids, pigments, phenolics,vitamins, volatiles, antioxidants and trace amounts of proteins and lipids, which make it very attractive to consumers (Kader and Mitchell, 1989b; USDA, 2003). Peaches and nectarines ripen and deteriorate quickly at ambient temperature. Therefore, cold storage is used to slow these processes and decay
The small, round fruit grows directly on the trunk and branches of the tree. As the fruit ripens, it changes from green to dark purple. It develops quickly, maturing twenty to twenty-five days after pollination [6]. Each one is approximately four centimetres in diameter and holds one to four large seeds [3]. The juicy, rosy-white, gelatinous flesh is surrounded by a thick, tough, dark purple skin. The tree itself can grow up to twenty-five feet tall, and has many long, thick, outward-reaching branches. The canopy is dense and rounded and can reach a spread
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(2012a) investigated effects of different pomegranate juice extraction methods on quality and stability of pomegranate juice were evaluated. A Hand press method, mechanical extraction using screw type hand juicer and electrically operated fruit juicer and machine extraction using electrically operated hydraulic basket press methods were used for extraction from manually separated arils of pomegranate fruit cv. Bhagwa. An extracted juice was analyzed for physicochemical and sensorial parameters like juice recovery, specific gravity, pH, TSS, acidity, sugars, phenols, anthocyanins, antioxidant activity, colour, flavour, taste and overall acceptability. Microbial limit tests were also carried out. Screw type hand fruit juicer with fiber molded crusher gave highest per cent juice recovery on fruit and aril weight basis. It also recorded maximum anthocyanin content (85.815mg/100 g) and sugars (16.818 per cent) in juice. Highest overall acceptability score (8.607) with low microbial population (7.95 x 103 cfu/ml) was observed with this
The genus Citrus includes a wide variety of plant species that are rich in mineral salts and vitamin C (Costa, et al., 2014). They are the most widespread arboreal plants in the world and represent one of the most important crops in the world across 130 countries (Starrantino, 1994). In this case, orange is the most cultivated fruit, followed by lemon, lime, grapefruit and pomelo (Ruberto, 2002). These citrus plants have many functions and usually consumed fresh or transformed into juice, jam, desserts, sauce, or essential oils.
Fruits and their juices are important sources of mineral nutrients in human nutrition (Pennington and Fisher, 2010; Ribeiro et al., 2009; Wall, 2006). The worldwide consumption of fruit juices has been increasing requiring more and better production efficiency, sustained by technological development (AIJN, 2010). In general, the 100% fruit juice products are obtained by two different types of processing. Pure juices are produced directly by fruit extraction, usually by squeezed fruit, as raw material, obtained without dilution and without the addition of sugars (Bates et al. 2001). Juices from concentrate are produced by adding an adequate amount of water to concentrate previously obtained by partial dehydration of the fruit juices (Ashurst, 2005; Keshani et al., 2010; Mobhammer et al., 2006). The addition of sugars, up to 150 g/L is allowed in Portugal, but only if clearly stated on the product label. These products are manufactured in varieties containing only one fruit or mixtures of two or more fruits; they are pasteurized and presented to the market in two states of preservation: refrigeration with three months shelf life and at room temperature with twelve month shelf life.
Fruits have abundant vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates as well as they constitute high amounts of water making them more susceptible for microbial spoilage. The average water content in fruits is 84.9%, carbohydrates 13.2%, protein 0.88%, fat 0.53%, and ash 0.46%. Along with vitamins and other organic compounds, fruits are excellent material for microbial growth. Because the pH level of fruits is relatively low and more acidic, yeast and mold have more competitive edge than bacteria. Citrus fruit are more likely to be spoiled by yeast and mold than by bacteria. It is very common to see refrigerated fruits such as oranges, lime, and lemon
Have you ever taken a bite of a pear during the summer and let the sweet pear juice run down your face and arms, it’s good right? Have you ever wondered how pears came to be or where they came from? You’ll learn where they came from, why they’re still around and some of the benefits of eating them.
The grape and pear fruits were set aside at dark place and room temperature for a few days to allow decaying process. After a few days, the grape and pear were squeezed to obtain the fermented juice of the fruit. Then 1 mL each of the juice was transferred into universal bottle to be diluted until 10-5. While for the dried fruit, the samples were crushed using mortar and pestle. 1 g of crushed sample was weighed and transferred into universal bottle and soaked with 5 mL peptone water to allow fermentation process. Then, 1mL of the dried fruit sample was diluted until 10-5 in the universal
Tangy and savory, oranges are crucial for perspective, help against dental & lung cancer tumor risk and reduce bloodstream cholesterol. They offer adequate vitamin supplements C to your body and are a good way to obtain natural vitamins A & B, fibers, potassium, and calcium mineral.