FOOD TEST

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MATERIALS
TEST TUBE
DISTILLED WATER
MORTAR AND PESTLE
SPATULA
PETRI DISH

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 PROTEIN TEST

GRIND THE FEED SAMPLE AND PLACE INTO A TEST

TUBE.
PIPETTE DROPS OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE SOLUTION
INTO THE FEED
PIPETTE A FEW DROPS OF COPPER SULFATE PROTEIN
COVER TEST TUBE AND SHAKE TEST
OBSERVE CHANGES
PURPLE INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF PROTIEN
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STARCH TEST

GRING FEED AND PLACE ON PETRI DISH

PIPETTE A FEW DROPS OF IONDINE SOLUTION ON FEED
OBSERVE CHANGES
REPEAT FOR ACCURACY
BLUE/BLACK INDICATES STARCH

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FAT (EMULSION TEST)
Add an amount of feed to test tube.
Add double the amount of alcohol
(Ethanol).
Observe the changes. FAT
A milky emulsion indicates the presence
TEST
of fat.

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FAT CONT.
Fat can also be tested for using a filter
paper
Pour some solution (Feed and alcohol)
on the filter paper.
If the filter paper becomes translucent
when dried fat is present.

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