About the lecture

In this first mini-lecture we look at how we identify the various compounds within food. This includes chemical tests for starch, reducing sugars, proteins and fats using iodine, Benedict's solution, Biuret solution and ethanol.

About the lecturer

Dr Matthew Ivory is a Lecturer at Cardiff University in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2016-present). His key expertise is in ex vivo human skin organ culture and histology, human skin immune cell extraction and culture, flow cytometry and pharmaceutical formulation, and his research interests are in the delivery of vaccines and therapeutics into the skin. In addition to this, he is also a qualified pharmacist.