Here's why:
* Lugol's solution is primarily used to test for the presence of starch. It reacts with starch molecules to form a blue-black complex, thus indicating the presence of starch.
* Lipids are fats and oils. They do not react with iodine in the way starch does.
* Other methods are used to detect lipids, such as Sudan III staining which turns lipids a bright red color.
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