Measure The Amount Of Sugar In Soft Drinks

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This experiment is to measure the amount of sugar in different types of soft drinks. The purpose of this experiment is to determine how much sugar is in six different soft drinks. Two individual test will be conducted for accurate results. There will also be a comparison between a can of soda and a can of diet soda to test the different amounts of sugar. I will be testing the difference between Dr. Pepper and Diet Dr. Pepper along with Mountain Dew and Diet Mountain Dew. I will also be observing the difference between 7up and Diet 7up. Two other motive for this experiment are to observe which soft drink has the highest and the lowest amount of sugar and to determine if the tests are identical to the information on the can. Each can of soda will be boiled in a pot on the stove until all the water is burned. The pot will be weighed on a scale before the soda is poured to boil and after it has boiled, to determine the weight of the sugar which will be found when the pot is subtracted from the total. Different liquids have different amounts of sugar that is added to them which is located on the back …show more content…
Pepper is made of carbonated water with high fructose corn syrup, color phosphoric acid, caffeine, and natural or artificial flavors. According to the nutritional facts, a 12 ounce can of Dr. Pepper, which is the amount we will be using for this experiment, has approximately 150 calories and has 40 grams of sugar. Diet Dr. Pepper is prepared with carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, color aspartame phosphoric acid, caffeine, and natural or artificial flavors. As stated in the nutritional facts, a 12 ounce can of Diet Dr. Pepper has zero calories and zero grams of