| Reagent | Target compounds | Reaction | Figure |
| Toluidine Blue | Polysaccharides | + | 3(a) |
| Ruthenium Red | Pectin | + | 3(b) |
| Phloroglucinol | Lignin | - | 3(c) |
| Sudan IV | Lipids | + | 3(d) |
| Nile Blue | Acid lipids | + | 3(e) |
| Neutral Red | Lipids | + | 3(f) |
| Ferrum Chloride | Dihydroxyphenols | + | 3(g) |
| Vanillin/H2SO4 | Phenols | + | 3(h) |
| Vanillin/HCl | Flavonoids | + | 3(i) |
| Aluminum Chloride | Flavonoids | + | 3(j) |