A low cost instrumentation system to analyze different types of milk adulteration

ISA Trans. 2015 May:56:268-75. doi: 10.1016/j.isatra.2014.11.021. Epub 2014 Dec 20.

Abstract

In this paper, the design of a complete instrumentation system to detect different types of milk adulteration has been reported. A simple to use indicator type readout device is reported which can be used by milk community people. A low cost microcontroller based automatic sensing system is also reported to detect 'synthetic milk', which has been reconstructed after adulterating the milk with 'liquid-whey'.

Keywords: Instrumentation system; Liquid-whey; Milk adulteration; PMMA-film; Synthetic milk.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Conductometry / economics
  • Conductometry / instrumentation*
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Food Analysis / economics
  • Food Analysis / instrumentation*
  • Food Contamination / analysis*
  • Food Contamination / economics
  • India
  • Milk / chemistry*
  • Milk / economics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Urea / analysis*
  • Water / analysis*

Substances

  • Water
  • Urea