You perform a Benedict's test and end up with a yellow-ish orange solution. What does this indicate about the solution?

Question

Very low to no sugar

Moderate amount of sugar

High amount of sugar

No starch present

Starch present

Answer 1

A yellow-ish orange solution in a Benedict's test typically indicates a moderate amount of reducing sugars present in the solution. The colors in a Benedict's test range from blue (no reducing sugars) to green (low amount) to yellow/orange (moderate amount) and finally to brick-red (high amount).

Therefore, the correct interpretation of a yellow-ish orange solution is:

Moderate amount of sugar.