ABSTRACT

Dragon Fruit Peels and Rose Petals as Dye Colorant for Clothes: A Comparative Study
Cailo Jay H. Enguerra
Charlyn B. Datur
Shirley E. Gabales
Gubat National High School

This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of both dragon fruit and rose petals as dye
colorant for clothes in terms of the clothes color reaction when soaked into water and when exposed to
sunlight. This study also aimed to determine which is more effective between the two.
The extraction of dye was done through boiling and two extracts were prepared, the dragon fruit
peels extract and the rose petals extract. The clothes were soaked in each dye extract and it undergo
washing and drying.
After the processes conducted, the researchers randomly selected 30 respondents from the
researchers’ Facebook friends to determine the color intensity level of each clothes.
The researchers also conducted another survey with the same 30 respondents to determine what
was more effective between the two dyes. There are two statements; the first states that dragon fruit extract
is much more effective and the second states that rose petal extract was more effective than dragon fruit
extract. Randomly selected respondents chose from the corresponding 1-5 scales; 1 is strongly agree, 2 is
agree, 3 is neutral, 4 is disagree and 5 is strongly disagree.
The average weighted mean of statement 1 is 1.63 which falls in the range of “agree” in the Likert
Scale of agreement. While statement 2 got an average of 3.73 which falls in the range of “disagree” in the
Likert Scale of agreement. The researchers concluded that dragon fruit is more effective than rose petals.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE i

ABSTRACT ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS iii

LIST OF TABLES v

LIST OF FIGURES v

BODY

I. INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study 1

Statement of the Problem 3

Hypotheses 4

Scope and Delimitation 4

Significance of the Study 5

II. METHODOLOGY 6

III. RESULT 11

IV. DISCUSSION 16

V. CONCLUSION 18

VI. RECOMMENDATION 19

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BIBLIOGRAPHY 20

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 22

APPENDIX

Research Plan 24

Documentation 31

Raw Data 32

Statistic Computation 35

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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

Table no.

1. Result based on observation 10

2. Result based on survey 12

3. Result based on survey (Weighted Mean)

4. Result based on the survey conducted for Likert Scale 12

5. Survey Results (Color Intensity Level) 31

6. Survey Results (Likert Scale: Agreement) 33

7. Likert Scale of Agreement 34

8. Weighted Mean 34
Figure no.

1. Color Intensity Level 8

2. Three pieces of dragon fruits 31

3. Boiling of dragon fruit 31

4. Dye Extracts from dragon fruit 31

5. ¼ kilo of rose petals 31

6. Boiling of rose petals 31

7. Rose petals extract 31

8. Trial 1: Dragon fruit vs. Rose petals 33

9. Trial 2: Dragon fruit vs. Rose petals 33

10. Trial 3: Dragon fruit vs. Rose petals 33