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Miracle Ephraim

Kenmoor Middle School


6th grade
Mrs. Sanchez

Natural Juices added with Plants

There are many different minerals in oranges, watermelons, carrots, and lemons. There
are also many minerals plants needs to grow successfully. Most of the orange is made
of vitamin c. But vitamin c is not necessary for a plant to grow. The minerals in a 1.00
medium orange are:
Nutrient

DIV/DV (%)

AMOUNT

Vitamin C
Fiber
Folate
Vitamin B1
Pantothenic Acid
Copper
Potassium
Calcium

93%
13%
10%
9%
7%
7%
7%
5%

69.69 mg
3.14 mg
39.30 mcg
0.11mg
237.11 mg
0.06 mg
0.33 mg
52.40 mg

Then, you have the minerals in watermelons. Not many of these minerals are needed
for plants but some are. The mineral most found in the watermelon is also vitamin c. But
still, vitamin c is not needed to grow a plant. The minerals in a 1.00 cup diced fresh
watermelon are:
Nutrients
Vitamin C
Patothenic Acid
Copper
Vitamin A
Potassium
Biotin
Magnesium
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B1

DIV/DV (%)
16%
7%
7%
5%
5%
5%
4%
4%
4%

Amount
12.31 mg
0.34 mg
0.06 mg
43.24 mcg RAE
170.24 mg
1.52 mcg
15.20 mg
0.07 mg
0.07 mg

There are also minerals in carrots and there are a lot than you would expect. A few of
these minerals are needed for plant growth. There is plenty of vitamin a in carrots but
this mineral is still not needed for plant growth. The minerals in a sliced raw 1.00 cup
carrot are:
Nutrients
Vitamin A
Biotin
Vitamin K
Fiber
Molybdenum
Potassium
Vitamin B6
Vitamin C
Manganese
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B1
Patothenic Acid
Phosphorus
Folate
Copper
Vitamin E
Vitamin B2

DIV/DV (%)
113%
20%
18%
14%
14%
11%
10%
10%
9%
8%
7%
7%
6%
6%
6%
5%
5%

Amount
1019.07 mcg RAE
6.10 mg
16.10 mcg
3.42 g
6.10 mcg
390.40 mcg
0.17 mg
7.20 mg
0.17 mg
1.20 mg
0.08 mg
0.33 mg
42.70 mg
23.18 mcg
0.05 mg
0.81 mg ATE
0.07 mg

Now, we have the lemons. Lemons dont have many minerals in them and none of the
minerals are needed in plant growth. There may be a lot of vitamin c but it is not needed
for the plant. None of these minerals are needed for plant growth. The minerals in a
cup of fresh lemon are:
Nutrients
Vitamin C
Folate

DIV/DV (%)
31%
3%

Amount
23.61 mg
12.20 mcg

For plants to grow, they need 13 nutrients. There are major nutrients and then you have
micro nutrients. The major nutrients are nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium,
magnesium, and sulfur. The micro nutrients are iron, zinc, manganese, boron, copper,
molybdenum, and chlorine.
Some of these necessary minerals are in the fruits used. This table will show what
minerals were found in the following fruits.
ORANGES

WATERMELONS

CARROTS

Copper
Calcium

Copper
Potassium
Magnesium

Phosphorus
Copper
Molybdenum
Manganese
Potassium

LEMONS

Plants need water to grow. So, the water must have materials that the plant needs.
Water in xylem is called sap. It contains many dissolved substances are also in xylem.
Water then leaves the plant by transpiration. This is evaporation through the stoma.
When water is lost through the stoma, water is brought up to replace it through the
xylem. If there is not enough water coming from the roots to the xylem, cells will
collapse and the plant will wilt. Without water, the plant will cause a chain reaction which
will kill the plant.

Bibliography
The Worlds Healthiest Foods (2014) Carrots The Worlds Healthiest Foods
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=21
The Worlds Healthiest Foods (2014) Lemon/Limes The Worlds Healthiest Foods
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=27
The Worlds Healthiest Foods (2014) Oranges The Worlds Healthiest Foods
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=37
Fardon, J. 2003 Plants and Water EBSCOhost
Aces (2014) Requirements For Plant Growth Aces
http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/vista/html_pubs/hydro/require.html
The Worlds Healthiest Foods (2014) Watermelons The Worlds Healthiest Foods
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=31

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