Q. The presence of nutrients in the food can be tested. Benedict's test is used to detect

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Solution:

Benedict's test is used to detect reducing sugars such as glucose. Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar, it gives negative result for Benedict's test. Benedict's reagent is a complex mixture of sodium carbonate, sodium citrate and copper (II) sulphate petahydrate.