What nut produces the most energy and why?

Question

I am doing a project and I need to know why a nut can produce a lot of energy and what nut it is

Answer 1

I remember doing an experiment on this subject in high school, we would take a nut and burn it under a vial of water of a known temperature, depending on how hot the water got would allow us to determine how much energy the nut had, i think the peanut won. Most all of the "meat" of a nut is all energy that the seed feeds on while growing. Also why peanuts are one of the most fattening foods you can eat.

Answer 2

Technically, nuts don't produce energy. Your body uses the bonds in the molecules of the nut to release the energy holding the bonds in place (like potential energy).  Or, if burning the nuts, the energy can be measured by the amount of heat released (more specifically the amount of thermal energy). This is actually measured by companies manufacturing the nuts in this manner and the amount of energy is listed right on the package for you. It's called a Calorie. So the nut with the most energy is nut that has the most calories per gram.  So, on the back of the box, see the serving size. Find out how much each serving size weighs, or its mass. Divide the calories listed for each serving size by the mass of the serving size.  This will give you the amount of energy per gram of nut.