Explain the process of testing the presence of starch in leaves?

The following experiment is performed to test the presence of starch in leaves:

Take a fresh leaf
Boil the leaf so that the cells in leaves gets soft
Dip the boiled leaf in iodine solution
On addition of iodine if the leaf changes its colour to blue-black then it shows the presence of starch in the leaves

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