IKI solution looks for starches, while Benedict's looks for sugars. IKI is iodine potassium iodide, which turns a dark blue when in the presence of amylase. Benedict's reagent is often used to look for reducing sugars, such as glucose, and turns colors ranging from a light green to a dark-red or brown with a cuprous precipitate in the presence of higher quantities of sugars in the tested solution.
