Food tests Flashcards
1
Q
Starch
A
Iodine solution
Yellow-brown to blue-black
2
Q
Reducing sugar
A
Add Benedict’s reagent to the food and boil in a water bath
Blue to Brick red precipitate
3
Q
Protein/amino acids
A
Biuret reagent
Blue to Lilac/purple
4
Q
Lipids
A
Mixed with ethanol and shaken
Then aded to an equal volume of cold water
Cloudy emulsion forms
