1.2 Food tests Flashcards
1
Q
How can you test foods?
A
Crush the food
Add drops of water and mix well
Water- distilled water
2
Q
How to test for starch?
A
To test for starch you should use iodine solution, this is a orange-yellow liquid.
3
Q
How do you test for lipids?
A
use filter paper and ethanol
4
Q
How do you test for sugar?
A
Use Benedicts solution, a blue liquid
5
Q
How do you test for protein?
A
Copper
sulfate solution
sodium hydroxide solution
Pale blue liquid
6
Q
How to tell if the food contains starch
A
It turns dark-blue-black colour
7
Q
How to tell if the food contains lipids
A
the paper would be translucent
8
Q
How to tell if the food contains sugar
A
If the solution turns orange-red
9
Q
How to tell if the food contains protein
A
If the solution turns purple
