Heavy Cream Experiment

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Title: Will changing the temperature of heavy cream affect how much butter was made?

Purpose
The purpose of the experiment that was conducted was to determine the effect of temperature on the formation of butter.

Background Information Butter is a very concentrated form of milk. Triglycerides, that are derived from fatty acids, make up its chemical composition. Fatty acids are molecules that have a carbon atom that is double bonded to an oxygen atom. Triglycerides are composed of three fatty acids, also known as carboxyl acids, that are chemically bound to a glycerol (Douma 2017). The triglycerides in butter can be composed of different fatty acids like oleic acid, searic acid, and palmitic acid (Reyes 2013). To make butter, milk or cream is …show more content…

Use the thermometer to record the temperature of the heavy cream.
6. To get the cream to all the temperatures needed for the experiment, warm the cream using a stove or microwave and cool the cream using a fridge of freezer.
7. Mass the heavy cream that is in the mason jar.
8. Put the lid on the mason jar.
9. Shake the mason jar and cream for 10 minutes using a timer.
10. Mass the cheesecloth.
11. Take the lid off the mason jar and pour what is in the mason jar onto the cheese cloth.
12. Mass the cheesecloth with the solid from the mason jar.
13. Repeat 3 times with the heavy cream at 13°C, 18°C, 23°C, 28°C, and 33°C.
Data Description Paragraph:
In all three trials, the heavy cream at 28°C and 33°C made no butter, meaning that butter cannot be made from heavy cream that is too warm. The first and third trials made the most butter at 18°C and the least amount of butter, excluding the 0 grams made, at 23°C. In the second trial, the amounts of butter for the first three temperatures were close. They were 59.8 g, 54.1 g, and 45.4 g. The second trial produced the most amount of butter at 13°C. This shows that more butter is made at colder temperatures, but can still be made at warmer temperatures, like 23°C.

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