2. Carbohydrates Water Protein Vitamins Minerals Fibre Fats

3. 8A What’s in food? We can test foods to find out what chemicals they contain. drop iodine solution onto the food black = starch Orangey-brown iodine turns blue-black when it reacts with starch.

4. 8A What’s in food? blue turns orange/red = glucose heat chopped up food hot water Blue Benedict’s solution turns orangey-red when it is boiled with glucose.

5. 8A What’s in food? chopped up food potassium hydroxide shake copper sulphate purple = protein In the Biuret test the solution turns purple .

6. 8A What’s in food? Now see if you can use these tests to identify the food chemicals on the next slides. grind food with ethanol add water filter cloudy = fat Fats go cloudy white when they are mixed with ethanol and water.

7. 8A What’s in food? For each food, decide on the chemicals found in them. Fats Protein Starch Glucose cloudy white Ethanol test purple Biuret test blue Benedict’s test orangey-brown Iodine solution Result Test Food sample

8. 8A What’s in food? For each food, decide on the chemicals found in them. Fats Protein Starch Glucose clear Ethanol test blue Biuret test blue Benedict’s test blue-black Iodine solution Result Test Food sample

9. 8A What’s in food? For each food, decide on the chemicals found in them. Fats Protein Starch Glucose clear Ethanol test blue Biuret test orangey-red Benedict’s test orangey-brown Iodine solution Result Test Food sample

10. 8A What’s in food? For each food, decide on the chemicals found in them. Fats Protein Starch Glucose clear Ethanol test blue Biuret test orangey-red Benedict’s test orangey-brown Iodine solution Result Test Food sample

13. 1. A balanced diet… a) contains the same amounts of the main food groups b) contains healthy amounts of the main food groups c) doesn’t fall off the table. 2. A balanced diet for most people has more… a) fat than water b) carbohydrate than protein c) crisps than fruit. 8A A food test for YOU!

14. 3. To test for protein in food you… a) add iodine solution b) do the Biuret test c) poke it with a big stick. 4. Sugar and starch are both… a) proteins b) fats c) carbohydrates. 8A A food test for YOU!

15. 5. Iodine solutions turns blue-black with… a) starch b) protein c) age. 6. A food went orangey-red when it was boiled with Benedicts solution. It could be… a) a carrot b) a boiled sweet c) a sausage. 8A A food test for YOU!