☢ Testing for Simple Sugars (Benedict's Test) ☢
Rieya and I partnered up on this experiment, I took the photos while she did the experiment.
Aim
I want to find out how to test for simple sugars.
Simple sugars are carbohydrates that are quickly absorbed by the body to produce energy. They are also classified as “simple” because they contain only one or two units of sugar or saccharides. Also referred to as simple carbohydrates, these sugars are found naturally in a variety of foods that we consume daily.
www.livestrong.com
Equipment
- Safety glasses
- Bunsen burner
- Test tubes
- Test tube tongs
- Benedict's Solution
- Food sample
Method
- Place about 2mL of the food sample into a test tube and then add 5 drops of Benedict's solution and 5ml of water
- Gently heat the test tube over a blue flame. DO NOT BOIL!
Results
A positive test for a simple sugar result in Benedict's Solution changing from a blue colour to a yellow colour to an orange/red colour.
Conclusion
The colour changed, it didn't boil either which is good, the colour went from blue to orange-ish red colour and it was really cool watching the colour change, it was satisfying!
You two make a great team! Your post has good information and photos, but some of the words go off the side of the page, and your photos are in an order from the end result back to the starting photos! If you get these things right next time then you'll have an awesome blog post :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Mrs Hastie for taking the time reading my blogpost, I really appreciate it, I might have to fixed the words that are off the page and the pictures, anyway thank you again, I had fun doing the experiment, have a great day.
Deleteyou did a good job Skyler with your buddy rieya
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