Lesson: Making a fruit salad | Oak National Academy (2024)

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Is a fruit salad a mixture or solution? ›

Fruit salad is a heterogeneous mixture.

It is composed of numerous components that can be separated through physical means.

Fruit salad is a dish consisting of various kinds of fruit, sometimes served in a liquid, either their juices or a syrup. In different forms, fruit salad can be served as an appetizer or a side as a salad.

The pieces of fruits can be easily differentiated, which means that fruit salad is a heterogeneous mixture.

History. The concept of fruit salad was probably introduced during the US Naval Era, perhaps in the early 1900s. While ancient CHamorus ate mangoes, papayas, young coconuts (månha), bananas and other native fruits, the mixing of a variety of fruits with a sweet sauce is distinctly Western.

Making a fruit salad, with raw fruits is considered as physical change because in this process chemical composition of fruits is not changed. It is simply changing the shape of the substance.

A typical fruit salad contains about 90–95% solid ingredients in the form of fruit bits and other add-ins. However, about 80% the fruit by weight will be water, mostly bound up in the cellular structure. Another 1% will be oils.

Example 1: Heterogeneous Mixture

In everyday life, one example of a heterogeneous mixture is a fruit salad. It has different fruits such as apple, banana, and grape mixed together but not uniformly distributed in the mixture.

A heterogeneous mixture consists of visibly different substances. A salad is a mixture of fruits and vegetables, where the fruits and vegetables can be of any desired amount. Hence, a salad is a heterogeneous mixture with an indefinite composition.

Out of the options given, a fruit salad is a heterogeneous mixture. This is because a fruit salad contains different types of fruits, each with its own distinct properties, textures, and colors. The fruits do not mix or dissolve into each other, resulting in a visually and physically non-uniform mixture.

Fruit salad is a dish with of different kinds of fruit. Fruit salad can sometimes be served in a liquid like juices or a syrup. Most of the time it is served as an appetizer or as a dessert.

Why you should make a fruit salad? ›

With the right quantity and type of fruits, a fruit salad can work wonders for you, for it will provide you with a power-packed dose of fibre, vitamins and antioxidants. At the same time, you will also get a wide range of health benefits, right from lower blood pressure levels to weight management.

Fruit are rich in dietary fibre, which plays a major role in promoting regular bowel movements, cleansing of the colon and preventing constipation. Fibre, according to Twebaze also helps to carry unnecessary waste, such as cholesterol out of body through excretion.

(a) A fruit salad is a mechanical mixture.

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2. In the case of a fruit salad, it is a heterogeneous mixture. This means that the components of the fruit salad (such as different fruits like apples, oranges, grapes, etc.) are physically mixed together but not dissolved in each other.

A salad is a mixture of fruits and vegetables, where the fruits and vegetables can be of any desired amount. Hence, a salad is a heterogeneous mixture with an indefinite composition.

Orange juice without pulp is a hom*ogeneous mixture. It is often called a solution. This type of mixture is uniformly distributed throughout the mixture; it does not matter which part we are looking at.