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| style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:center;" |A starch molecule made of many smaller glucose molecules.
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====Testing for Starch====
: Starch can be detected using Iodine Solution.
=====Method=====
: 1. A small sample of food is placed on a spotting tile.
: 2. A drop of Iodine Solution is added to the food sample.
: 3. If the Iodine solution turns from orange to blue-black then the food contains [[starch]].
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|[[File:IodineStarch.png|center|400px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |Iodine solution is an orange liquid. When the iodine solution is added to starch the iodine solution turns from orange to blue-black.
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