which chemical is used for testing starch
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Iodine
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Starch is the most common carbohydrate present in the diet of human being. Iodine is used to detect the presence of starch in food. If starch is present in a food product, it turns blue-black colour when iodine solution is added.
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The basic chemical formula of the starch molecule is (C6H10O5)n. Starch is a polysaccharide comprising glucose monomers joined in α 1,4 linkages. The simplest form of starch is the linear polymer amylose; amylopectin is the branched form.
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