When a solution of reducing sugar is heated with an
alkali (NaOH! it turns "ello# to orange and finall" dar$ %ro#n! li%erating the odor of cara&el. 'his is due to the li%eration of aldeh"de #hich su%se(uentl" pol"&eri)es to for& a resinous su%stance! caramel. Principle
'his test is %ased on the principle that sugars boiled with
concentrated sodium hydroxide undergo polymerization to form a resinous substance, caramel. Procedure