Wednesday 27 November 2013

Testing Lipid

Equipment
·        Test tube
·        test tube Rack
·        Mortar
·        Filter Funnel
·        Filter Paper
·        Evaporating Dish
·        Pipette
Material
·        Alcohol
·        Water
·        Sticky Rice
·        Rice
·        Brownies
·        Whole Bread
·        Bread
·        Oil
Step
·        Crush the bread, whole bread, sticky rice, rice, and brownies
·        Give Alcohol
·        Leave it for 15 minutes
·        Crush again, leave for 5 minutes
·        filter the material using the filter funnel and filter paper
·        put 3 drops of each material to the filter paper
·        You can see the result after the paper dried
Result
1.      Brownies
2.      Sticky Rice
3.      Rice
4.      Oil
5.      White Bread
6.      Whole Bread


Monday 25 November 2013

The Presence of Starch

Equipment
·         Evaporating Dish
·         Test Tube
·         Test Tube Rack
·         Fume Hood
·         Filter Funnel
·         Knife
·         Pestle/Mortar
·         Glass Rod
·         Pipette
·         Tongs
·         Bunsen Burner
·         Beaker

Materials
·         Iodine Solution
·         Grape Juice
·         Banana
·         Potato
·         Mineral Water


Steps
·         Divide the banana become two, added 3 drops of Iodine Solution
·         Divide the potato become two, added 3 drops of Iodine Solution
·         Put the grape juice into test tube, added 3 drops of Iodine Solution
·         Do all those things inside the fume hood
Sample
Normal Color
Color Changes (Added by Iodine Solution)
Potato
Yellow
Black
Banana
Yellow
Black/Dark Brown
Grape Juice
Soft Brown
No Changes
·         You can see the result
A Blue-Black color indicates the presence of starch. The darker the color, the greater starch it’s contain.

Why do You need Starchy foods?

Starchy foods are good source of energy and the main source of a range of nutrients in our diet. as well a starch, the contain fiber, calcium, iron, and vitamin B.