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Food tests
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| To test for a reducing sugar: reducing sugar | • Reducing sugar: Glucose • Control: Water • Chemicals used: Benedicts solution. • Colour change: Blue → brick red/orange. • Conclusion: Benedict’s solution turns brick red when heated in the presence of a reducing sugar. |
| To test for a reducing sugar: control | • Control: Water |
| To test for a reducing sugar: chemical used | • Chemicals used: Benedicts solution. |
| To test for a reducing sugar: colour change | • Colour change: Blue → brick red/orange. |
| To test for a reducing sugar: Conclusion | • Conclusion: Benedict’s solution turns brick red when heated in the presence of a reducing sugar |
| To test for starch: Chemicals used | • Chemicals used: Iodine |
| To test for starch: Colour change | •Colour change: red/yellow → blue/black . |
| To test for starch: Conclusion | • Conclusion: Iodine turns blue/black in the presence of starch |
| To test for lipids: Control | •Control: Water |
| To test for lipids: Equipment needed | • Equipment needed: Brown paper . |
| To test for lipids: Result | • Result: Lipid produces a translucent spot on paper. |
| To test for lipids: Conclusion | • Conclusion: Brown paper turns translucent when it absorbs fat molecules |
| To test for protein: Protein | • Protein: Milk |
| To test for protein: Control | • Control: water |
| To test for protein: Chemicals used | • Chemicals used: Copper sulphate & sodium hydroxide (Biuret Solution) |
| To test for protein: Colour change | • Colour change: Blue → purple |
| To test for protein: Conclusion | • Conclusion: Biuret solution is used to test for the presence of proteins. |