Milk Macromolecules Lab Report

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The purpose of this experiment is to detect what kind of macromolecules are present in these three types of milk by using the Benedict’s solution, Lugol’s solution, and Sudan IV solution. Also, using the nutrition facts labels to identify which substance is skim milk, whole milk, and soy milk.
Hypothesis:
Using the Benedict’s solution to detect for the presence of simple sugar. If the unknown A, B, C milk samples turn from bright blue to orange color during the Benedict's test, then these samples are positive control and the carbohydrates are present in them. When the solution remains the same, it means the solution is negative control and does not have sugar. The presence of starch can be detected by using the Lugol’s iodine solution. If the unknown A, B, C milk samples turn to a dark blue color during the Lugol’s test, then these samples are positive control and also contain starch in them. But if the solutions turn to yellowish brown, it means these solutions are negative control In order to identify the presence of lipids in these samples, we use the Sudan IV solution. If the unknown A, B, C milk samples turn from clear to dark pink color …show more content…

The experiment started by labeling a piece of filter paper with my initials with the following A, B, C, oil, and H2O. I placed two drops of each unknown milk sample, vegetable oil, and H2O next to the labels on my filter paper and allow to air-dry. After these samples were dried, I placed the filter paper in a petri dish containing Sudan IV solution and stained the filter paper for one minute. I then used the forceps to remove the filter paper to the rinsing dish. Then, I rinsed the filter paper with water and collect the runoff in the dish. The last step, I placed the filter paper on the table and allowed it to

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