Science Fair Background
Background
Is a Dense Fruit a Healthy Fruit? We all try to live a healthy and balanced life. We do this in many ways including exercising and eating “healthy” foods. But how do we really know what foods are “healthy”? This project looks to see how food density correlates to nutritional content? What does healthy mean? When talking bout food “healthy” means to be nutrient dense. These foods have a low ratio of calories in relation to the amount of nutrients they contain. Many foods that are nutrient dense will be very filling without having a lot of calories. When measuring the nutrient density of a food the ANDI scale is used. The ANDI scale is the “Aggregate Nutrient Density Index” ("Aggregate Nutrient Density Index.", n.d.). This scale assigns scores to whole foods. The highest scores are given to the whole foods that contain the highest % of nutrients per calorie. The equation use to find the ANDI score is H=N/C (health of a food= the nutrients it delivers per calorie) ("Health Problems & Alternative Health Care." N.d.). The scale ranges from 0-1000. 0 being the lowest (least amount of nutrients per calorie) and 1000 being the highest (highest amount of nutrients per calorie) (Discovery Health n.d.). For this project the student needed the highest ANDI scoring fruits to determine if their score changed when being more/less dense. The ten highest ANDI scoring fruits are as followed: 1. strawberries with a score of 212 2.blackberries with a score of 178 3.plums with a score of 157 4.raspberries with a score of 145 5.blueberries with a score of 130 6.papaya with a score of 118 7.oranges with a score of 109 8.cantalope with a score of 100 9.kiwi with a score of 97 10.watermelon with a score of 91 "The Top 10 Most Nutrient-Dense Foods” 2012).
In the experiment the student will be fining the daily percentage of calories, vitamin K, folate, Dietary fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin C, tryopan, omega fatty acids, manganese, protein, potassium, and magnesium of each
Is a Dense Fruit a Healthy Fruit? We all try to live a healthy and balanced life. We do this in many ways including exercising and eating “healthy” foods. But how do we really know what foods are “healthy”? This project looks to see how food density correlates to nutritional content? What does healthy mean? When talking bout food “healthy” means to be nutrient dense. These foods have a low ratio of calories in relation to the amount of nutrients they contain. Many foods that are nutrient dense will be very filling without having a lot of calories. When measuring the nutrient density of a food the ANDI scale is used. The ANDI scale is the “Aggregate Nutrient Density Index” ("Aggregate Nutrient Density Index.", n.d.). This scale assigns scores to whole foods. The highest scores are given to the whole foods that contain the highest % of nutrients per calorie. The equation use to find the ANDI score is H=N/C (health of a food= the nutrients it delivers per calorie) ("Health Problems & Alternative Health Care." N.d.). The scale ranges from 0-1000. 0 being the lowest (least amount of nutrients per calorie) and 1000 being the highest (highest amount of nutrients per calorie) (Discovery Health n.d.). For this project the student needed the highest ANDI scoring fruits to determine if their score changed when being more/less dense. The ten highest ANDI scoring fruits are as followed: 1. strawberries with a score of 212 2.blackberries with a score of 178 3.plums with a score of 157 4.raspberries with a score of 145 5.blueberries with a score of 130 6.papaya with a score of 118 7.oranges with a score of 109 8.cantalope with a score of 100 9.kiwi with a score of 97 10.watermelon with a score of 91 "The Top 10 Most Nutrient-Dense Foods” 2012).
In the experiment the student will be fining the daily percentage of calories, vitamin K, folate, Dietary fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin C, tryopan, omega fatty acids, manganese, protein, potassium, and magnesium of each
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