TEST FOR
MACRONUTRIENTS
Chemical tests for the presence of nutrients in food.
, CARBOHYDATES
(STARCH)
METHOD
Take a dimple tile and using a pipette put a few drops of starch solution in the tile dimple.
1 drop off iodine to the sample solution.
Observe and record the results.
Observe the colour if the iodine Solution, turn blue-black in the present of starch from brown.
In conclusion we observed that during the test starch was present, this was seen by the change in colou
brown to blue-back. As the iodine was brown.
MACRONUTRIENTS
Chemical tests for the presence of nutrients in food.
, CARBOHYDATES
(STARCH)
METHOD
Take a dimple tile and using a pipette put a few drops of starch solution in the tile dimple.
1 drop off iodine to the sample solution.
Observe and record the results.
Observe the colour if the iodine Solution, turn blue-black in the present of starch from brown.
In conclusion we observed that during the test starch was present, this was seen by the change in colou
brown to blue-back. As the iodine was brown.
