Question

how will you test the presence of fat in a given sample of food material?

Answer 1

Answer:

Test for Fats

Take a small quantity of the food item to be tested. Wrap the food item in a piece of paper and crush it. Straighten the paper. Dry the paper by keeping it in sunlight for a while.

Explanation:

Answer 2

$\huge\bold{\underline{\underline{{Aim\: of\: the\: experiment:-}}}}$ To prove the presence of Fats in food.

$\huge\bold{\underline{\underline{{Materials\: required:-}}}}$ brown paper, source of light & food

$\huge\bold{\underline{\underline{{Procedure:-}}}}$ A small quantity of food is rubbed in the centre of Brown paper. The paper is held in front of the source of light .

$\huge\bold{\underline{\underline{{Diagram:-}}}}$In the attachment

$\huge\bold{\underline{\underline{{Observation:-}}}}$ The food has left a bright-greasy patch on paper .

$\huge\bold{\underline{\underline{{Inference:-}}}}$ The food contains fat as it is translucent.