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Lesson 3 - Food Tests
Lesson 3 - Food Tests
1. Crush the sample + mix with an equal volume of water. Add 2cm3 of this mixture to a test tube
2. Add 2cm3 of Benedict’s solution and place in a beaker of water/water bath at a minimum of
70 degrees Celsius. (Heat is required!) After 3 minutes record the colour of the solutions.
RESULT: A colour change from blue to brick red demonstrates a positive result. (Turns green, then
yellow, then orange, then brick red as concentration of reducing sugar increases)
1. Crush the sample + mix with an equal volume of water. Add 2cm3 of this mixture to a dimple tile
2. Add one drop of iodine solution (also called ‘iodine in potassium iodide solution’)
RESULT: A colour change from orange/brown to blue/black shows that starch is present.
1. Add 2cm3 of the test solution to a test tube (repeat step 1 as above, is sample is solid)
RESULT: Decolourisation of DCPIP shows that a vitamin C is likely present. The greater the rate of
decolourisation, the greater the concentration of Vitamin C present.
Recording your experimental results
Task 1: Complete the following table to record results from the food tests conducted (tick/cross)
Task 2: Complete the following questions, that increase in difficulty as you progress-
a) Circle those from the following six which are specifically classed as reducing sugars –
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c) Proteins have specific shapes which relate directly to their function. Excluding
enzymes and antibodies, name another type of protein and suggest how its structure
relates to its function.
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d) Why must the ethanol be added before the water in the lipid emulsion test?
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