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LABORATORY EXPERIMENT NO. ______

Biological Molecules

I. Introduction:
Carbohydrates, lipids are essential components of healthy diet. Scientists have
designed tests to determine the presence of these nutrients in food.

Materials:
Benedicts reagent Hot plate/ bunsen burner
Glucose solution set-up
Blender Stirring rod
Graduated cylinder Hamburger
6 test tubes (5mL) Bun
Small pot French fries
Lugols iodine solution soda
Crusible tong

1. Benedicts solution is used to test simple sugars. Benedicts solution changes color
from blue to brick red when the cupric ion is reduced to + . Only sugars are able
to reduce the cupric ions to produce change

Procedure: using benedicts solution to test simple sugars

Step 1: add about