Which of the following food substances will produce a brick-red colour when warmed with Benedict’s solution?
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Glucose
- Starch
- Egg White
- Maltose
The correct answer is: A
Explanation
In lab, we used Benedict's reagent to test for one particular reducing sugar: glucose.
Benedict's reagent starts out aqua-blue. As it is heated in the presence of reducing sugars, it turns yellow to orange.
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