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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
Starch is a complex [[carbohydrate]] found in food.
===About Starch====
: Starch is made of many glucose molecules bonded together.
: Starch is an important part of a [[Balanced Diet|balanced diet]].
===Starch Molecule===
: Starch is made of hundreds of glucose molecules bonded together.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:StarchMolecule.png|center|600px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:center;" |A starch molecule made of many smaller glucose molecules.
|}
===Starch in Foods===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Foods with lots of [[starch]]:
|-
|[[File:Bread.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Pasta.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Potato.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Rice.png|center|200px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Bread makes part of a '''balanced diet''' because it has a lot of stored energy we can use.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A '''balanced diet''' might contain pasta for energy.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Potatoes are an excellent source of energy in a '''balanced diet'''.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Rice is a very important part of many people's '''balanced diet'''.
|}
===Testing for Starch===
: Starch can be detected using Iodine Solution.
{| class="wikitable"
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|[[File:IodineStarch.png|center|400px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |Iodine solution is an orange liquid. When the iodine solution is added to starch the iodine solution turns from orange to blue-black.
|}
===Meaning===
Starch is a complex [[carbohydrate]] found in food.
===About Starch====
: Starch is made of many glucose molecules bonded together.
: Starch is an important part of a [[Balanced Diet|balanced diet]].
===Starch Molecule===
: Starch is made of hundreds of glucose molecules bonded together.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:StarchMolecule.png|center|600px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:600px; text-align:center;" |A starch molecule made of many smaller glucose molecules.
|}
===Starch in Foods===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Foods with lots of [[starch]]:
|-
|[[File:Bread.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Pasta.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Potato.png|center|200px]]
|[[File:Rice.png|center|200px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Bread makes part of a '''balanced diet''' because it has a lot of stored energy we can use.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A '''balanced diet''' might contain pasta for energy.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Potatoes are an excellent source of energy in a '''balanced diet'''.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |Rice is a very important part of many people's '''balanced diet'''.
|}
===Testing for Starch===
: Starch can be detected using Iodine Solution.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[File:IodineStarch.png|center|400px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |Iodine solution is an orange liquid. When the iodine solution is added to starch the iodine solution turns from orange to blue-black.
|}