... healthy, bad disease causing bacteria can take over the intestinal tract and cause gastro-intestinal disease and cancers. Waters are the main solvent for food to dissolve in and to be carried around the body. Most of the human body is made up of water. Carbohydrates and Fats give us energy. The process by which they do this is respiration. Every cell in every living organism needs energy. Cells get their energy from food. The energy is released from food by the process respiration. Food Tests: BENEDICTS- For glucose/sugar BUIRRET- For protein ETHANOL/GREASEPROOF PAPER- For fats IODINE- For starch Food Tests experiment I carried out my experiment by grinding up a whole biscuit with a pestle and mortar. I then put 2 pallets full of biscuit in a test tube and did the different food tests above, except the greaseproof paper to test for fats. Instead I had to rub it together. Table of results for food tests: Food ...

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