Testing Food for Nutrients

Description

Students 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.

Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)*

Disciplinary Core Ideas: PS1.A; PS1.B

Performance Expectations: MS-PS1-2

Cross Cutting Concepts: Patterns

Engineering Practices: Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Kit Includes:

• 1 x 25mL Iodine/Potassium Iodide Solution
• 1 x 25mL Biuret Reagent
• 1 x 25mL Benedict’s Solution
• 1 x 25mL Sudan III Stain, 1.0%
• 1 x 25mL Vegetable Oil
• 1 x 10g Soluble Starch
• 1 x 10g Albumin
• 1 x 10g Glucose

DOT Info:

Small quantity exemption 173.4

THIS PACKAGE CONFORMS TO 49 CFR 173.4 for domestic highway or rail transport only

*”Next Generation Science Standards” is a registered trademark of Achieve. Neither Achieve nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards was involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.