DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -We can use a special reagent called Benedict’s solution to test for simple carbohydrates like glucose. Benedict’s solution is blue but, if simple carbohydrates are present, it will change colour – green/yellow if the amount is low and red if it is high.

Detailed explanation-2: -Benedict’s reagent starts out aqua-blue. As it is heated in the presence of reducing sugars, it turns yellow to orange. The “hotter” the final color of the reagent, the higher the concentration of reducing sugar.

Detailed explanation-3: -Test for sugars Sugars classed as reducing sugars will react with Benedict’s solution on heating for a few minutes. Glucose is an example of a reducing sugar. Reducing sugars give a red/brown precipitate with Benedict’s solution. The precipitate takes a while to settle in the tube.

Detailed explanation-4: -Benedict’s reagent (often called Benedict’s qualitative solution or Benedict’s solution) is a chemical reagent and complex mixture of sodium carbonate, sodium citrate, and copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate. It is often used in place of Fehling’s solution to detect the presence of reducing sugars.