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Molecules Around Me
Misilei Brown
Category: Food and nutritional supplements
Product Information
Name: Macho Mango Arizona Beverage
Description: Beverage that is often fruit flavored.
Ingredients: Filtered Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup (Glucose-Fructose Syrup), Mango Puree, Pear Juice from Concentrate, Citric Acid, Carrot Juice, Natural Flavors, Gum Acacia, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, Vitamin C.
Compound 1:Citric Acid
Organic because it occurs naturally in citrus fruits
Molecular Formula:C6H8O7
Summary: Citric Acid is a preservative/conservative that occurs naturally in citric fruits. It is used to add a sour taste to products like the Arizona Beverage.
Compound 2:High Fructose Corn
SyrupFructose (left) Glucose (Right)
Inorganic because it is processed
Molecular Formula:C12H22O11
Summary: Corn syrups processed to go from glucose to fructose which has a sweet taste and costs lower than sugar.
Compound 3: Vitamin C
Organic
Molecular Formula:C6H8O6
Summary: Vitamin is a nutrient that is needed in all humans as well as many animals. It is important to help the body heal as well as function.
Compound 4: Acesulfame Potassium
Inorganic
Molecular Formula:C4H4KNO4S
Summary: Acesulfame Potassium is a potassium salt that acts as an artificial sweetener.
Compound 5:Sucralose
Inorganic
Molecular Formula:C12H19Cl3O8
Summary: Sucralose is an artificial sweetener and is 320 to 1,000 times as sweet as table sugar. It can be used in baking or products that require a longer shelf life.
Category: Healthcare and medicinal products
Product Information
Name: Neurontin
Description: Neurontin is used to treat seizures and nerve pain caused by the herpes virus.
Nonmedicinal ingredients: cornstarch, lactose, and talc; capsule shell: FD&C Blue No. 2, gelatin, red iron oxide, silicon dioxide, sodium lauryl sulfate, titanium dioxide, and yellow iron oxide.
Compound 1: Red Iron OxideInorganic
Molecular Formula:Fe2O3
Summary: Red Iron Oxide is one of the main oxides of Iron. It is used by most Steel industries and is also known as rust.
Compound 2: Titanium dioxide Organic
Molecular Formula:TiO2
Summary: Titanium dioxide is the naturally occurring oxide in titanium. It is often used in paint and sunscreen and has a wide range of usage.
Compound 3: Lactose
Inorganic
Molecular Formula:C12H22O11
Summary: Lactose is derived from galactose and glucose that is found in milk. It makes up 2-8% of milk and is taken from sweet or extracted whey. The amount can vary in milk depending on what was extracted.
Compound 4: Silicon dioxide Inorganic
Molecular Formula: SiO2
Summary: Silicon dioxide is also known as Silica. It is a chemical compound that is an oxide of silicon. It is often found in quartz however it also lives in organisms.
Compound 5: Sodium lauryl sulfate
Organic
Molecular Formula:NaC12H25SO4
Summary: Sodium lauryl sulfate is used in many hygiene and cleaning products. It is derived from coconut and palm oils and is a common component of cleaning products because it contains properties needed in detergents.
Category: Personal hygiene and cleaning products
Product Information
Name: Tresemme Mousse
Description: Tresseme Mousse is a hair product that is commonly used for curly hair.
Water (Aqua, Eau), Isobutane, Hydrofluorocarbon 152a, Vp/Va Copolymer, Polyquaternium-11, Propane, Polysorbate 20, Polyquaternium-4, Pvp, Ppg-12ppg-50 Lanolin, Olealkonium Chloride, Polyquaternium-7, Ppg-9 Diethlymonium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Propylene Glycol, Sorbitol, Glycerin, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Gelatin/Keratin Amino Acids/Lysine Hydroxy- Propyltrimonium Chloride, Fragrance (Parfum), Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Benzoate, Limonene, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Linalool, Citronellol, Geraniol, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone. Water (Aqua), Isobutane, Hydrofluorocarbon 152a, Vp/Va Copolymer, Polyquaternium-11, Propane, Polyquaternium-4, Pvp, Polyquaternium-7, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Polysorbate 20, Olealkonium Chloride, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Peg-12-Peg-50 Lanolin, Ppg-9 Diethylmonium Chloride, Glycerin, Gelatin/Keratin Amino Acids/Lysine Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Propylene Glycol, Sorbitol, Sodium Benzoate, Fragrance (Parfum)
Compound 1: Sorbitol
Inorganic
Molecular Formula:C6H14O6
Summary: Most sorbitol is made from corn syrup, but it is also found in apples, pears, peaches, and prunes. Sorbitol is referred to as a nutritive sweetener because it provides dietary energy.
Compound 2: Sodium Benzoate Organic
Molecular Formula:C7H5NaO2
Summary: It is often used as a food preservative but if it is dissolved in water, like in mousse than it acts as a sodium salt of benzoic acid. It is known for its ability to preserve.
Compound 3: Isobutane
Inorganic
Molecular Formula:C4H10
Summary: Isobutane is a colorless gas. Any leak could be liquid or vapor. It is easily ignited.
Compound 4: Propane
Organic
Molecular Formula:C3H8
Summary: Propane is normally a gas but if it is compressed enough it can be a liquid like in the mousse.
Compound 5: Limonene
Organic
Molecular Formula:C10H16
Summary: Limonene is a colorless liquid that contributes to the odor of the product. It oxidizes easily and occurs naturally.
Works Cited:
• sugarrushchnct.org/ArizonaMuchoMango.html• edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/FY/FY115500.pdf• www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Corn_syrup• beverageinstitute.org/article/acesulfame-
potassium-acesulfame-k/• pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Sucralose• www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/
546lactose.html• http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.
jsp?productId=xlsImpprod3350099
Works Cited:
• www.wisegeek.org/what-is-sorbitol.htm• www.naturalnews.com/
033726_sodium_benzoate_cancer.htm• http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?ID=75-28-5• http://www.floridachemical.com/whatisd-limonene.htm• www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/705989/
SODIUM_BENZOATE/• http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/_-_-Limonene• pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/D-Sorbitol• pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/
Sodium_dodecyl_sulfate
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