{"id":83874,"date":"2021-02-17T10:17:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=83874"},"modified":"2023-09-11T08:27:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T08:27:54","slug":"benedicts-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/benedicts-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Benedict\u2019s test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A test to see if sugar is present in the urine [Described 1915. After Stanley Rossiter Benedict (1884\u20141936), physiological chemist at Cornell University, New York, USA.]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A test for the presence of sugar in urine or other liquids. A few drops of the test solution are added to Benedict&#8217;s solution, prepared from sodium or potassium citrate, sodium carbonate, and copper sulfate. The mixture is boiled and shaken for about two minutes, then left to cool. The presence of up to 2% glucose is indicated by the formation of a reddish, yellowish, or greenish precipitate, the highest levels corresponding to the red coloration, the lowest (about 0.05%) to the green.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-63\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A urine test to detect the presence of sugar. In this test, Benedict&#8217;s solution and a urine sample are separately heated in test tubes and then mixed together. If sugar is present in the urine, the resulting solution turns a vivid orange color.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A test to see if sugar is present in the urine [Described 1915. After Stanley Rossiter Benedict (1884\u20141936), physiological chemist at Cornell University, New York, USA.] A test for the presence of sugar in urine or other liquids. 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