DIY chemistry analysis of food
Contents
Aim
The aim of this project is to create a set of protocols to use readily available reagents to extract and test for different micronutrients in foods. The focus is on positive aspects of food - testing for the things that are good for us, rather than testing for contaminants... there's enough fear!
This project is part of the umbrella project Vital.
Protocols
Use of a DIY Spectrometer for analysis of extracts
The initial research was conducted with a Public Lab Desktop Spectrometry Kit. Subsequent spectrometers were made to a different design. and the spectra analysed using spectralworkbench.
File:SpectrometerAnalysis_layout.pdf
Lycopene from tomatoes
Information on the development of the lycopene extraction protocol has been written up as a research note on Public Lab.
File:LycopeneExtraction_layout7_small.pdf
Polyphenols from Grapes
File:PolyPhenolsExtractionSmall.pdf
