Lab 6 - Biochemicals, Nutrition, and Health

Materials:

•  Carbohydrates
• test tube racks, hot plate, 400 ml beaker, 3 test tubes,
  onion juice, potato juice, Benedict's  Reagent, distilled water
  test tube racks, 3 test tubes, onion juice, potato juice,
  Lugol's Iodine, distilled water 
• Fats and Lipids
• Sudan III, extracts of flour, cream, coconut, margarine, filter paper,
  pencils, dedicated Pasteur Pipet, water bath 
• Proteins
• Biuret's Agent, egg white, chicken broth, distilled water, test tubes,
  test tube rack, CuSO4, wax pencils
• Common Foods
• Gelatin, Lite and Regular Pancake Syrup, Instant and Ground Coffee,
  honey, olive oil, peanut oil, candy
• Digital Blood Pressure Monitor
• Finger Pulse Oximeter

Exercises:

• We will learn about food nutrition, proteins, fats, carbohydrates
• We will be learning about physiology, cardiovascular experimentation
• Blood pressure, human pulse, oxygen saturation