if you put iodine in food and it contains starch it should change color.
the iodine will react with carbohydrate to give different color .
If you're using iodine, a negative test will be the color of the iodine solution, which should be a brownish color.
The chemical used to test for the presence of starch is iodine.
the color of a positive test results is bright green
BlackAns2:It is very unlikely that a ripe banana will have enough starch to turn iodine black. When iodine turns black, it is a positive test for the presence of starch.
if you put iodine in food and it contains starch it should change color.
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the iodine will react with carbohydrate to give different color .
If you're using iodine, a negative test will be the color of the iodine solution, which should be a brownish color.
The iodine test is used to test for starch. It reacts with starch to produce a purple blackish color.
The chemical used to test for the presence of starch is iodine.
the color of a positive test results is bright green
-What is the principle reason for the iodine test?Answer:-This test is used to test for starch prenest in a given solution orIodine test is a test used to determine the presence of starch in a particular substance.A positive result will yield the purple-black color.For example, adding a few drops of iodine solution to potato will seem purple-black color in this solution --->This means that the potato contains starch.by:Abdullah nasser Al-naffar
The test is positive with starch because the iodine takes up a position in the centre of the starch helix which is blue black.
They test for carbohydrates. The Iodine reagent tests for starch. The Benedict's reagent tests for small sugars. Most carbohydrates are are made of sugar, and starch is a type of carbohydrate.