Iodine–starch test

Iodine–starch test
Schematic view of I3 ions embedded in amylose helix
ClassificationColorimetric method
AnalytesStarch

The iodine–starch test is a chemical reaction that is used to test for the presence of starch or for iodine. The combination of starch and iodine is intensely blue-black. The interaction between starch and the triiodide anion (I
3
) is the basis for iodometry.