Becca+S14

=FINDING WHICH AMOUNT OF SALT IN COOKIES IN SALT IS LIKED THE MOST= Becca S 2013-2014

ABSTRACT
The purpose of the experiment was to find what amount of salt in cookies affects how much they are enjoyed. The hypothesis was full salt cookies would be enjoyed the most. 3 batches of cookies were made. One batch had 1 tsp. of salt, one batch had ½ tsp. of salt, and the final batch had no salt in it. The cookies were fed to 7 subjects. The subjects received one of each type of cookie. Between each cookie the subjects drank water. The subjects said which cookie they liked the most. The experiment was repeated three times. The results showed that the full salt cookie were enjoyed the most, half salt, no salt, and indecisive were liked the same amount. 4 people said they enjoyed the full salt cookies the most, 1 person said they liked the half salt cookies the most; one person said they liked the no salt cookies the most, and one person was indecisive. The final results confirmed the hypothesis that people would enjoy the full salt cookies the most.

IMPROVEMENTS AND FUTURE EXPERIMENTS
Some ways this experiment could be improved are making sure the cookies are the exact same size, having the cookies look the same so people would not be able to see any difference, and serving the cookies in different orders. Future experiments that could be performed are testing how much being in one cup of water changes the weight of the cookies, how quickly the cookies dissolve and how different storage methods affect the taste of the cookies.

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