Grade 10 ADA school

Biology Lab work 4 Science department

Food tests
Objective

In this investigation, you will test different foodstuffs and find out what macronutrients they contain.
Your ability to plan and select the appropriate method will be tested here, as well as your observational
skills.

Equipment

 Test – tubes and/or spotting tiles

 Safety spectacles
 Water
 Test – tube rack
 Alcohol
 Pipettes
 Range of food and drink
 Pestle and mortar
 Hot water (water bath)
 Glucose solution
 Sucrose solution
 Flour
 Butter
 Egg white
 Biuret solution
 Iodine solution
 Benedicts solution

Introduction
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Aim

Hypothesis

Method

You will carry out tests for starch, reducing sugars, proteins and fats. In the following spaces, plan a
method to carry out the tests.

Test 1

Test 2

Test 3

Test 4
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Recording data

Complete the table to show the results of your tests. Tick the test that you carried out.

Food/drink Test for reducing Test for protein Test for fat Test for starch
sugar

Analysis

For each of the foodstuffs that you tested, describe what you observed and state the macronutrients
that each food contained.

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Evaluation

How could your investigation be improved, or the results be made more reliable?

This practical was prepared using:

Broderick, M. (2016). Cambridge IGCSE® Biology. Cambridge University Press.