Carbohydrates


Carbohydrates




This experiment is designed to introduce you to carbohydrates, one of the three major classes of macronutrients found in food. You will also learn a number of ways to classify carbohydrates and several tests used in carbohydrate analysis.

The experiment is composed of four parts (background, prelab, experiment, postlab) that should be completed in the order listed below.


introduction background prelab experiment postlab