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Lab #1

Date:

Skill: ORR

Title: Food test

Aim: To identify the presence of starch, protein, fats, reducing sugar and non-reducing sugar
in fruit juice, egg white, sugar solution, starch and oil solution

Apparatus: Iodine, benedict solution, biuret solution, sodium hydrogen carbonate,


hydrochloric acid (HCL), hot water, ethanol, beaker, bunsen burner, tripod stand, test tube,
test tube holder, fruit juice, egg white, sugar solution, water, starch and oil, stop watch

Table showing (complete title for table)

Aim Method Observation Inference

To test for starch 2-3 drops of iodine


was added to 2cm3
of each solution (fruit
juice, egg white,
sugar solution,
water, starch and oil)
present in separate
test tubes

To test for reducing 2cm3 of benedict


sugar solution was added
to 2cm3 of each
solution (fruit juice,
egg white, sugar
solution, water,
starch and oil)
present in separate
test tubes

To test for non- 1cm3 of dilute


reducing sugar hydrochloric acid
was added to 2cm3
of each solution (fruit
juice, egg white,
sugar solution,
water, starch and oil)
present in separate
test tubes and each
was placed in hot
water for a minute.
2cm3 of sodium
hydrogen carbonate
was then added and
also 2cm3 of
benedict solution
was added and it
was put to boil for
3minutes

To test for proteins 2cm3 of biuret


solution was added
to 2cm3 of each
solution (fruit juice,
egg white, sugar
solution, water,
starch and oil)
present in separate
test tubes and it was
then shaken

To test for fat 2cm3 of ethanol was


added to2cm3 of
each solution (fruit
juice, egg white,
sugar solution,
water, starch and oil)
present in separate
test tubes and then
shaken for a minute

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