| Test for constituents groups | Diethyl ether | Alcohol | Water |
| Dragendorff | +++ | +++ | - |
| Wagner | +++ | +++ | - |
| Sudan III | + | ||
| Baljet | + | _ | |
| Liebermann-Burchard | + | _ | |
| Fehling | + | + | |
| Foam test | _ | _ | |
| FeCl3 | + (dark green) | + (dark green) | |
| Ninhydrin | _ | ||
| Börntrager | _ | ||
| Shinoda | + | + | |
| Kedde | _ | ||
| Anthocyanidins | + | ||
| Bitter principles and/or astringents | + |