im doing a science fair project on which cereal has the most iron. im using multi grain cheerios, frosted mini wheats(strawberry delight), rice krispies, and trix. ive tried it but i dont have a laboratory scale to weigh the iron. is there any other way i could get the amount of iron?? and what would be a great title for this project.
Interesting fact: the iron in cereals is actually present in a form that makes it unable to be absorbed by the human digestive system. The iron is present as the pure element rather than an ionic form, so despite eating lots and lots of iron fortified cereals you are probably absorbing little to none of it. Also, to benefit your project you can actually extract the iron from the cereal. Grind the cereal into a fine powder - a mortar and pestle is probably the best thing - and wash it in water to dissolve/disintegrate the cereal and separate it form the iron. Then stir a magnet into the cereal-water and it should collect the iron. Alternatively (and more easily!) read the nutrition labels on the packet. It should tell you how much iron is present per 100g.
i know special k original has a good amount of iron. and to find out how much iron there is in the cereals, go to your local grocery store and look at the nutrition values on the box. If there is iron in it it will so say there.
i know special k original has a good amount of iron. and to find out how much iron there is in the cereals, go to your local grocery store and look at the nutrition values on the box. If there is iron in it it will so say there.
This Site Might Help You. RE: which cereal has the most iron? im doing a science fair project on which cereal has the most iron. im using multi grain cheerios, frosted mini wheats(strawberry delight), rice krispies, and trix. ive tried it but i dont have a laboratory scale to weigh the iron. is there any other way i could get the amount of iron? and what.
This Site Might Help You. RE: which cereal has the most iron? im doing a science fair project on which cereal has the most iron. im using multi grain cheerios, frosted mini wheats(strawberry delight), rice krispies, and trix. ive tried it but i dont have a laboratory scale to weigh the iron. is there any other way i could get the amount of iron? and what.
Interesting fact: the iron in cereals is actually present in a form that makes it unable to be absorbed by the human digestive system. The iron is present as the pure element rather than an ionic form, so despite eating lots and lots of iron fortified cereals you are probably absorbing little to none of it. Also, to benefit your project you can actually extract the iron from the cereal. Grind the cereal into a fine powder - a mortar and pestle is probably the best thing - and wash it in water to dissolve/disintegrate the cereal and separate it form the iron. Then stir a magnet into the cereal-water and it should collect the iron. Alternatively (and more easily!) read the nutrition labels on the packet. It should tell you how much iron is present per 100g.
