TEST FOR THE PRESENCE OF STARCH!!

In this experiment you will test for starch in the food item!

Materials:

Potato

Iodine solution

Test tube

Water

Dropper

Instructions

Put iodine solution in the test tube and dilute it by adding water.

By using a dropper drop a few drops of iodine solution onto the 

potato.

Observe:  You will observe that the places of the potato you have dropped iodine solution turn black-blue colour indicating the 

presence of starch!

Try this experiment again on a different food item.