Food Tests

Cards (6)

  • Food Tests
    1. Take food sample and grind with distilled water using a mortar and pestle to make a paste
    2. Transter paste to beaker and add more distilled water-stir so chemicals in food disolve in the water-filter to remove suspended food particles
    3. Starch-2cm of food solution in a test tube- add a few drops of lodine
    4. Glucose 7cm³ of food solution + 10 drops of benadicts add to a hot water bath leave for 5 minis
    5. Protien-2cm³ of food solution + 2cm³ of biruet solution
    6. Lipids-2cm³ of food few drops of distilled water + few drops of ethanol-gently shake
  • Positive result for starch test
    Orange to Blue-Black
  • Positive result for glucose
    Depending on strengths from blue to
    weak - green or yellow
    strong - brick red
  • Positive result for proteins
    Blue to purple/lilac
  • Positive result for lipids
    A white cloudy emulsion forms
  • Amylase
    Breaks down starch molecules into simple sugars