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How will you test for starch ( carbohydrates) in food item​

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Starch, a carbohydrate , can be identified by a positive iodine test. A few drops of iodine solution are added to a raw or boiled sample of the substance suspected of containing starch. If starch is present, the substance will turn blue-black in the area where the iodine solution touches it.

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