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Activity to test the presence of starch:
 
Aim:
 
To test the presence of carbohydrate as starch in the given food item.
 
What do you need?
  1. Boiled potato
  2. Dropper
  3. Dilute Iodine solution
How to do?
  • Smash the boiled potato.
  • Add two or three drops of dilute Iodine solution on the Sample
Important!
This is an activity-based exercise. Write the answer on a sheet and compare it with the solution given below.