Macromolecules Lab Report

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During the lab in which the contents of Anna Garcia's stomach were analyzed and the presence of specific macromolecules were indicated, bread tested positive for glucose and starch. In the presence of Lugol's Iodine, the bread solution tested positive for starch after reacting in which a color change was observed from a light yellow to a dark purple/black color. In the presence of Benedict's solution after being heated, the bread solution tested positive for glucose after reacting in which a color change was observed from blue to orange. It is an advantage for us to eat foods that contain more than one type of molecule because it doesn't use a lot of energy during digestion. During the processes of mechanical and chemical digestion, energy