Benedict test is for
Bile salts in urine
Bile pigment in urine
Reducing sugar in urine
Ketone bodies in urine
It is commonly employed to detect the presence of glucose in urine. Benedict&;s reagent contains sodium carbonate, copper sulfate, and sodium citrate. In alkalain medium, sugars form enediol, cupric ions are reduced, correspondingly sugar is oxidized. Glucose is a reducing sugar. Any sugar with free aldehyde/keto group will reduce Benedict&;s reagent.Ref: DM Vasudevan, 7th edition, page no: 73
Metabolism of carbohydrate