Food tests Flashcards
1
Q
How do you test for starch?
A
Iodine
2
Q
What is its original colour? (starch)
A
orange/brown
3
Q
Colour change? (starch)
A
Blue/dark blue/black colour
4
Q
How do you test for sugars?
A
Benedicts solution
5
Q
What is its original colour? (sugars)
A
Blue
6
Q
Colour change? (sugars)
A
Brick red
7
Q
How do you test for protein?
A
Biuret reagent
8
Q
What is its original colour? (protein)
A
Blue
9
Q
Colour change? (protein)
A
pink/purple
10
Q
How do you test for Lipids? (fats)-ethanol
A
Ethanol
11
Q
What is its original colour? (Lipids)-ethanol
A
colourless
12
Q
Colour change? (Lipids)-ethanol
A
cloudy layer forming on top
13
Q
How do you test for lipids?-Sudan III
A
sudan III
14
Q
What is its original colour? (Lipids)-Sudan III
A
red
15
Q
Colour change? (Lipids)-Sudan III
A
red layer