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Food Science: Emulsions and Mayonnaise

Mix oil and water with different ingredients to find which emulsifiers hold the mixture together.

Grade 8ExperimentScience OlympiadScienceChemistryData AnalysisMeasurementIntermediate45 to 70 min6 materialsAdult supervision required

What you'll learn

  • Define emulsion and emulsifier
  • Test and compare several emulsifiers fairly
  • Time how long an emulsion stays mixed

Objective

Test which kitchen ingredients help oil and water stay mixed and explain the results with emulsifier structure.

STEM concepts

EmulsionsEmulsifiersPolar and nonpolar moleculesStability
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