Testing For Certain Thingsin Our Food Flashcards
What is the test we use for fat called?
Ethanol and water
What is the test we use of protein called?
Biurets solution
What is the test for use for sugar called?
Benedicts solution
What is the test we use for starch called?
Iodine
How do we test for fat?
Dissolve substance in water, then add ethanol and dribble into water
If there is fat found in a substance, what colour will it turn and what will it start at?
It will go from clear to cloudy
How do you test for protein in substances?
Dissolve your substance in water, add the biuret solution, which is dilute alpine, copper sulphate
Is there a protein found in the substance what will the colour start as and what will it turn into?
If there is protein found in the substance, it would turn from blue to purple
How do we test for sugar in substances?
We would dissolve our substance in water, and then add Benedicks solution, which is copper sulphate + glucose
Is there a sugar found in the substance what colour will it start as and what colour will it turn into?
It would turn from blue to brick red
How do we test for starch in substances?
We would dissolve our substance in water and then add iodine solution and starch
If there is starch found in our substance, what colour will it start as and what colour would it turned into?
It would start of orange brown and it would turn into blue black.