Fat determination of milk powder and infant formula samples without hydrolysis
The determination of fat in food is a routine procedure used in quality assurance and for labelling. Furthermore, the extracted fat is often used for contaminant analysis, e.g. dioxins.
Below, a procedure for fat determination in milk powder and infant formula is presented. Samples are not hydrolysed prior to the extraction with Speed Extractor E-916 – hence, the process time is reduced and chemicals saved.
For comparison, fat determination was performed with a prior hydrolysis step.