Fats and Sugars. How We Know?

3 Thoughts (What I have learnt):
1) Benedict's solution is used to test whether liquids contain sugar content.
2) When Benedict's solution is added to a sugar-drink, the colour of the sugar-drink plus the Benedict's solution will turn into reddish-orange or reddish-brown. If the drink does not contain any sugar, the mixture will not turn into any other colour when the Benedict's solution is added to it. [Example (Both mixtures are heated in a water bath): When Benedict's solution is added with Coca-Cola, the mixture will turn into reddish orange in colour. But when the Benedict's solution is added with Coca-Cola Zero, the colour of the mixture will still remain the same as it first uses to be.]
3) When food has a higher change in temperature from lowest temperature (haven start heating) to highest temperature (heating), it will contain more fats.


2 Questions:
1) Who invented the Benedict's solution? And why is the solution called 'Benedict'?
2) Does it mean that the food no longer contains any fats when it is burned until the remains could not be further burned?


1 Useful application:
1) After knowing how to find whether food contains sugars or fats, I am able to change my eating diet. I used to eat many peanuts. But now, after the experiment, I found out that peanuts contain lots of fats. Thus, I am now trying to cut down on eating peanuts.


As for today's Science lesson, it was very FUN, EXCITING and INTERESTING! We did many experiments and I had gained more knowledge after that. The lesson was conducted by our seniors and thus we are able to communicate with them well. Before the start of the lesson, the seniors told us what is the objectives of doing such experiments today. One such objective is to know what is a healthy and balanced diet. I feel that the seniors had put in lots of efforts in teaching us.