Validation of the Ammonia Test for Milk

In collaboration with Parmalat S.p.A. CDR conductive a comparative study between the specific electrode and FoodLab methods in determining the amount of ammonia in whole and skimmed milk.

The purpose of the study was to assess the capability of FoodLab to detect the amount of ammonia in milk. The specific Orion electrode was used as reference method.

The study demonstrated a good correspondence between the two methods and that, unlike the electrode method that requires more time, more manual operations, glassware and reagents in addition to a particular attention during the measurement phase, the CDR’s system is able to produce the required result in 8 minutes, information on the concentration of ammonia in the milk samples and does not require a pre-processing of the sample or the use of glassware.

Researchers concluded that FoodLab "enables to perform extemporary measurements in a short time (8 minutes), thus allowing operators to determine the acceptability of a batch in real time, with a very limited number of manual operations and using unprocessed samples of milk".

Read the poster "Quick determination of NH3 in whole and skimmed milk with FoodLab" created by Parmalat S.p.A. in collaboration CDR.