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Testing foods

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Match each nutrient to the food test that detects it.

Match each item

Starch

Reducing sugar

Protein

Fat or oil

Vitamin C

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Cambridge IGCSE Biology 0610 · 2026–2028 v3 · Original learning materials.

The elements in carbohydrates, fats and proteins (4.1.1); starch, glycogen and cellulose from glucose, proteins from amino acids, fats and oils from fatty acids and glycerol (4.1.2); the iodine, Benedict's, biuret, ethanol emulsion and DCPIP tests (4.1.3) through the food-tests practical; the structure of DNA (Supplement 4.1.4) in the reading and practice. Colours and drop counts in the experiment come from a teaching model.

Apparatus, amounts and times in the experiment are illustrative. Real practical work follows a teacher-approved safety method.

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