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The Good, the Bad, and the Saturated Fat

CSEF · 2011 Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)

Shikha Srinivas · McAuliffe (Christa) Elementary School, Bakersfield, Kern County

Overview

Objectives/Goals To determine saturated fat content in different cooking oils. Methods/Materials Materials- Cooking oils ,stove , iodine,test tubes,water, measuring sppons,thermometer,a big pot, test tube stand, prongs Method- pour measured amount of oil in test tubes, heat water in a pot to 75 degee C,put 3 drops of iodine in a test tube and stir in,immerse it in water, record the time it takes to change color. repeat with other oils, do the test 3 times with each oil. Results Coconut oil and Peanut oil were the highest in Saturated fat. closely follwed by sesame oil. these are worst for health. Almond oil mustard oil vegetable oil,and extra virgin olive oil were much lower than coconut oil and are okay to eat, Canola oil safflower oil and corn oil showed the least saturated fat out of all the oils. Conclusions/Discussion Cocunut oil has the most saturated fat and is bad for Cooking, Canola oil is the oil with least saturated fat and is the best one for cooking according to my experiment.

Summary statement

To check which edible oil has the most saturated fat

Help received

Mother helped doing the experiment

Competition history

  • CSEF 2011 Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) · Entry J2015

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