Test for Reducing Sugar Flashcards
Food
1
Q
Firstly, dissolve what into water?
A
glucose.
2
Q
Secondly, add an equal volume of what?
A
benedict’s solution.
3
Q
What colour is Benedict’s solution?
A
blue.
4
Q
For the control, what goes into the test tube?
A
water and benedict’s solution.
5
Q
Are the test tubes then heated or cooled? How?
A
heated by being put in a boiling water bath.
6
Q
If reducing sugar is present, the solution turns?
A
brick-red.
7
Q
If reducing sugar is absent, the solution turns?
A
stays blue.
