CDR FoodLab® is the chemical analyzer for quality and process control that allows you to determine a wide range of parameters of many foods, animal feeds and pet foods.

Ammonia test in milk and dairy products

“Ammonia, as metabolite of microbial activity, was confirmed to be a suitable rapid monitoring index of the total hygienic quality of large mass raw milk. A 0.82 correlation was found between the total bacterial count and NH3, which we feel to be particularly influenced by the psycrophilic microflora. The standard and action-level values useful for rapid selection of milk are suggested. The value of the NH3 content of raw milk does not change after the pasteurization treatment, and can be used as a quality index of the pasteurized milk of unknow hygienic history. The behaviour of NH3 of pasteurized milk was investigated under cold storage conditions.” Ammonia in milk, a quality index.  [1991] Pinelli C.

Method

Test principle

Reaction involved in the analysis of ammonia in milk and dairy products

The ammonium ions react with a phenolic derivative and form a blue-green colored complex whose intensity, measured at 700 nm, is directly proportional to the concentration of ammonia in the sample

Calibration curve

The Poligny ACTALIA (France) reference laboratory, specialising in food analysis, performed an evaluation study: the determination of ammonia on whey was performed with CDR FoodLab® and with the enzymatic reference method (NF V 04-217). The correlation between the CDR FoodLab® method and the reference method was found to be good,  considering the type of analysis and the difficulty in performing the reference methodology, obtaining an R2 = 0.9265.

The determination of ammonia on whey was performed with CDR FoodLab® and with the enzymatic reference method (NF V 04-217). The correlation R² = 0.9265

Comparative tests, on samples of whole milk, performed between the reference method and the CDR FOODLAB® method, made in a leading company of production of milk, have confirmed a very good correlation between the two systems.

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Analyzers for quality control of milk and dairy products

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CDR FoodLab®

  • Complete analysis panel, supplied already configured
  • Up to 16 determinations simultaneously
  • Possibility of carrying out analyses of the same sample
  • Integrated printer
  • Full connections (LAN - USB - Bluetooth barcode/QR code reader)
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CDR FoodLab® Jr

  • Partial analysis panel, supplied configured with 3 analyses of your choice, implementable
  • Up to 3 determinations simultaneously
  • Wireless connection to external printer
  • USB connections