Tests for Macronutrients and Food Tests

Reference Science Aspects 1 page 169

Purpose
In this activity you will test a number of foods to see which nutrients they contain.
Procedure
Follow the procedure outlined
Summary of Nutrient Tests

Nutrient
Starch
Glucose
Fat or Oil
Protein

Test
Place one drop of the brown
iodine solution on the sample.
Add 2cm of Benedicts
solution to the sample and
gently heat to boiling. I
Smear sample on brown paper.

Positive result

Place sample a test tube

containing 2cm of Biurets
solution.

Results
1. Fill out the table below. List all the foods that you tested in the first column. Fill in your
observations,
Food

Starch

Glucose

Fat/oil

Protein

2. Summarise your results,

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3. From your knowledge of the healthy diet food pyramid, use your results to show where each
of the foods you tested fits in.

4. List 5 foods you did not investigate that you think would test positive for each of the following:
Starch

Glucose

Fat/Oil

Protein

Conclusion
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