Food Tests

TEST FOR REDUCING SUGARS:

• Add 2cm^3 of the food sampe to be tested to a test tube. Grind in water to make it liquid.
• Add an equal volume of Benedict's reagent.
• Heat the mixture in a gently boiling water bath for 5 minutes, if present turns orange-brown.

TEST FOR NON-REDUCING SUGARS:

• Add 2cm^3 of food sample being to 2cm^3 of Benedict's reagent in a test tube and filter.
• Place the test tube in a gently boiling water bath for 5 minutes. If the Benedict's reagent does not change colour (the solution remains blue), then a reducing sugar is not present.
• Add another 2cm^3 of the food sample to 2cm^3 of dilute hydrochloric acid in a test tube and place the test…