Testing Food For Nutrients

Testing Food For Nutrients
Configure & Price
IS.3013
Each kit is meant for
Quantity
$66.00

This experiment will help students understand the importance of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids in living organisms. They will learn to identify a positive test result for proteins using biuret reagent and examine the reaction between Benedict’s reagent and a simple sugar. Using iodine/potassium iodide they will test for the presence of starch and test for the presence of lipids using a fat-soluble dye.

  • Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS1.A; PS1.B
  • Performance Expectations: MS-PS1-2
  • Cross Cutting Concepts: Patterns


  • Includes:
    • 25mL iodine/potassium iodide solution
    • 25mL biuret reagent
    • 25mL Benedict’s solution
    • 25mL 1.0% sudan III stain
    • 25mL vegetable oil
    • 10g soluble starch
    • 10g albumin
    • 10g glucose

    IS.3013
    Items needed, but not included
    60x glass test tubes
    Test tube holders
    Test tube racks
    Glass stirring rods
    Distilled or deionized water
    Hot water baths (hot plates and beakers)
    Assorted food items
    Quantity
    15 lab groups
    Includes
    Teachers manual and Student Study Guide copymasters

    Resources

    Safety Data Sheet - (IS3705)

    Investigation-5-SDS

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