Food Tests Flashcards

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Starch Test

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Iodine
Blue-black

Place leaf on white tile, add drop of iodine, see what areas turn blue-black

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Reducing Sugars Test (Glucose)

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Benedicts solution
Brick-red

Add drops of benedicts solution, heat in a boiling water bath for a few minutes, see result

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3
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Protein Test

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Biuret solution
Lilac

Add biuret solution and shake

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Fats/lipids Test

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Mix it with ethanol and water, then shake

Milky emulsion

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