Does The Quantity Of Lemon Drops Differentiate The Mass Of Curds

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Does the quantity of lemon drops differentiate the mass of the curds?

The purpose of the experiment is to determine whether certain amounts of lemon drops alter the curds mass in any way while maintaining the same features excluding the amount of lemon drops.

Saturated and unsaturated fats play a big role in the making of curds because saturated fats normally found in dairy products or any other type of animal foods. The main ingredient to making curds is milk. Leaving the milk out at room temperature causes the milk to harden and turn into a solid. Unsaturated fats are more commonly found in plant foods and sea life like fish. Unsaturated fats are mainly of liquid because of their chemical structure compared to saturated fats. Unsaturated …show more content…

2: Drops of lemon is added to the milk which is then gently stirred for 30 seconds.
3: Allow the milk to set for 5 minutes without being moved.
4: Cheesecloth is then placed on top of the beaker to pour the curdled milk through to collect the curds which is then drained for 15 minutes.
5: Find the mass of the curds.





These trends on the graph represent the mass of the curd as each trial was being completed. The 1st trial (Red) is the lowest amount of lemon drops added to the milk (5 drops). Its mass came out to be an average of 20.3 grams where it stood in between the other two trials. The 2nd trial (Green) had an average mass of 19 grams below the 1st and 3rd trial. The 3rd trial (Blue) had a mass of 22 grams where it was above both 1st and 2nd trial. As more lemon drops were added the lighter the mass of the curd was. When less drops were added the thicker and heavier the curd mass …show more content…

Showing from trial to trial what would occur if different quantities of lemon drops impacted the mass of the curd. Therefore, the hypothesis was supported because different amounts of lemon drops did alter the mass of the curd. With some having a heavier density than other trials performed. As used, in the 1st and 3rd trial, more lemon added impacted the mass from the curd by increasing its mass by 1.3 grams. Since lemon has a higher saturated concentration with the saturated fat from the milk its mass could well be varied upon on, which is why adding more or less lemon drops does effect the mass of the

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