Testing food for Starch
Materials Required: Iodine Solution, Starch Solution, Test tubes, Marker, dropper, gloves, eye
protection
Describe how will you carry out the test: ____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Result:
Solution
Color after
adding
Iodine
solution
Does the
solution
contain
Starch?
Solution A
Solution B
Solution C
Solution D
Solution E
Conclusion Statement: Solution _________contains Starch as the color of the solution changed
to _________________ after adding ______________________solution
Testing food for Reducing Sugars
Materials Required: Benedicts Solution, Sugar Solution ( Glucose ), Test tubes, Marker,
dropper, gloves, eye protection, heating bath
Describe how will you carry out the test: ____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Result:
Solution
Color after
adding
Benedicts
solution
Does the
solution
contain
Reducing
Sugars?
Solution A
Solution B
Solution C
Solution D
Solution E
Conclusion Statement: Solution _________contains Reducing sugars as the color of the
solution changed to _________________ after adding ______________________solution
Testing food for Protein
Materials Required: Biurets Solution, Protein Solution ( egg whites ), Test tubes, Marker,
dropper, gloves, eye protection
Describe how will you carry out the test: ____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Result:
Solution
Color after
adding
Biuret
solution
Does the
solution
contain
Protein?
Solution A
Solution B
Solution C
Solution D
Solution E
Conclusion Statement: Solution _________contains Protein as the color of the
solution changed to _________________ after adding ______________________solution
Testing food for Lipids
Materials Required: Ethanol Solution, Lipid Solution ( cooking oil ), Test tubes, Marker, dropper,
gloves, eye protection, water
Describe how will you carry out the test: ____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Result:
Solution
Color after
adding
Ethanol
solution
Does the
solution
contain
Lipid?
Solution A
Solution B
Solution C
Solution D
Solution E
Conclusion Statement: Solution _________contains Lipid as the color of the
solution changed to _________________ after adding ______________________solution