Food testing

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How would you test a substance to see if it contains carbohydrates (sugar)?
Add a few drops of Benedicts solution. In the presence of sugar it will go from blue to orange.
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How would you test a substance to see if it contains starch?
Add a few drops of iodine solution. In the presence of starch it will go from browny orange to blue/black.
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How would you test a substance to see if it contains protein?
The biuret test will turn the solution from blue to pink/purple in the presence of protein.
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How would you test a substance to see if it contains lipase?
The Sudan III test will form two separate layers, with a red top layer, if lipids are present.
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How would you prepare a food sample?
Use a pestle and mortar to break a piece of food
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How would you test a substance to see if it contains starch?

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Add a few drops of iodine solution. In the presence of starch it will go from browny orange to blue/black.

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How would you test a substance to see if it contains protein?

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How would you test a substance to see if it contains lipase?

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How would you prepare a food sample?

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