Nontargeted detection of adulteration of skim milk powder with foreign proteins using UHPLC-UV

J Agric Food Chem. 2014 Jun 4;62(22):5198-206. doi: 10.1021/jf404924x. Epub 2014 May 20.

Abstract

Chromatographic profiles of skim milk powder (SMP) and mixtures of SMP with soy (SPI), pea (PPI), brown rice (BRP), and hydrolyzed wheat protein (HWPI) isolates were obtained by ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) with 215 nm detection. Two data analysis approaches were compared for their utility to classify samples as authentic or adulterated. The t test approach evaluated data points exceeding the 99% confidence limit of the mean authentic SMP chromatogram and used data points from the entire chromatogram. The other approach used the multivariate Q statistic from a SIMCA model of authentic samples to determine adulteration and used a selected retention window to obtain best classifications. Q-Statistic and t test correctly classified adulteration of SMP with SPI at the 1% and 3% levels, respectively, while minimizing false classifications of authentic SMP. Detection of SMP adulterated with PPI, BRP, and HWPI was possible at higher adulteration levels.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / instrumentation
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods*
  • Food Contamination / analysis*
  • Glycine max / chemistry
  • Milk / chemistry*
  • Oryza / chemistry
  • Pisum sativum / chemistry
  • Plant Proteins / analysis*
  • Powders / chemistry*
  • Triticum / chemistry

Substances

  • Plant Proteins
  • Powders