BI-1362
Food tests
Biology · Secondary 4 · Easy · Food tests
A student tests a food sample for the presence of reducing sugars. She adds Benedict’s solution and heats the mixture in a hot water bath. The solution changes from blue to brick-red. What should she conclude?
- The food contains protein.
- The food contains starch.
- The food contains a high concentration of reducing sugar.
- The food contains fat but no carbohydrate.
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