food tests d. crowley, 2007
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Food Tests To know how to test for starch, sugar, protein and fat Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Food Tests To know how to test for starch, sugar, protein and fatTRANSCRIPT
Food Tests D. Crowley, 2007 Food Tests To know how to test for
starch, sugar, protein and fat
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Food Tests To know how to test for
starch, sugar, protein and fat Spaghetti Bolognese Is spaghetti
Bolognese a balanced meal?
Spaghetti Bolognese contains fat (oil); protein (meat) and
carbohydrate (spaghetti) But it lacks minerals, vitamins and fibre
To make this balanced, we need to add both minerals, vitamins and
fibre - e.g. adding mushrooms, fresh tomatoes etc and drinking with
a glass of fresh juice or milk would make it a great (and balanced)
meal! Food Tests There are a variety of tests we can carry out to
sample what is contained within a food It is your job to carry out
the tests, and identify what is contained within the food examples
Watch the demo of the food tests For the food tests (except for
fat) we must first prepare a food sample This is achieved by: -
Crushing some food in a pestle and mortar Adding a spatula-full to
a boiling tube Adding 5cm3 of distilled water and stir Bringing to
boil and simmering for 1 minute (using a water bath) Cooling and
adding the test reagent Starch Test Iodine tests for starch - it
turns blue / black
Add some drops of brown iodine solution to the food If it contains
starch, the iodine will turn blue / black Simple Sugars Test
Benedicts test for simple sugars - produces an orange precipitate
Add the blue Benedicts solution to the food Heat using a water bath
(for safety) An orange precipitate will form if simple sugars are
present Protein Test Biuret test for protein - turns copper
sulphate purple
Add some sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to the food, and shake Add some
weak copper sulphate (CuSO4) If the pale blue colour turns purple,
protein is present Fat Test Rub a food sample onto a piece of paper
and leave to dry
If fat is present, the paper will have a translucent stain round
the sample, when held to the light Complete The Risk
Assessment
Complete the risk assessment for the food tests, then collect a
sheet and get ready to carry out the experiments Experiment
Predict, then carry out your experiment, using the sheet, testing
the foods to see what they contain Each food needs to be tested for
starch; simple sugar; protein; and fat Record your results Food
Starch Protein Fat Glucose Predict Result Food A Food B Food C
etc