Food Tested Name of test Method Positive result

Starch Starch test/iodine Add a few drops of Colour change

test for starch iodine solution to from orange-brown
the sample of the to BLUE-BLACK
food being tested.
Reducing sugar/ Benedict’s test/ for Add Benedict's Colour change from
glucose glucose solution into sample blue to ORANGE
solution in test OR BRICKRED
tube, • Heat at 60 -
70 ° in water bath
for 5 minutes, •
Take test tube out
of water bath and
observe the colour
Protein Biuret’s test/ for Add drops of biuret Colour change from
protein solution to the food blue to VIOLET/
sample PURPLE
Lipids Ethanol test/ Food sample is • A positive test will
Emulsion test mixed with 2cm3 of show a cloudy
ethanol and shaken emulsion forming
• The ethanol is
added to an equal
volume of cold
water

Vitamin C DCPIP test/ for Add 1cm3 of DCPIP • A positive test will
vitamin C solution to a test show the blue
tube colour of the dye
• Add a small disappearing
amount of food
sample (as a
solution)