Buffalo milk information
Buffalo milk constitutes over 12% of the global milk production, and in the Indian subcontinent the greater part of the milk produced is by buffaloes (>53% in India and >68% in Pakistan, of the total milk production). Buffalo milk provides more energy per unit volume than provided by cow’s milk due to its higher fat and protein content. Due to the higher content of total solids, fat, proteins, and colloidal calcium, and the larger size of the casein micelles and fat globules, buffalo milk is well suited for fluid milk supply, fermented products (dahi, yogurt, shrikhand, lassi, leben, cremir, etc.), fat-rich dairy products (cream, butter, ghee, butter oil, etc.), heat desiccated and acid-coagulated products (khoa, paneer, casein, and caseinate), ice cream, and dairy whitener.
Buffalo milk fraud or adulteration with cow milk
Various types of adulterants are added to buffalo milk by suppliers to enhance the parameters because these parameters are used by milk processors as indicators to calculate the payout to the milk suppliers. Frequently used adulterants were skim milk, starch, urea, and detergents. Cow milk added into buffalo milk is the most difficult to detect with the common biochemical or chemical techniques. According to open publications, PCR, NIR, ELISA and electrophoresis methods have been successfully used, yet a rapid and on-site testing method is still required.
Ringbio buffalo milk fraud test kit
The Ringbio buffalo milk test kit is a 10min lateral flow immunoassay test kit to detect cow milk fraud in buffalo milk in 10min, the detection limit is as lower as 0.1% - 0.2%, it can be used to detect milk or milk powder added into buffalo milk. The operation is quite simple and easy, which only needs 200ul milk added into the test kit. Farmers, tank drivers, and lab staff can all operate it. The advantages include lower cost, higher sensitivity and easier operation.
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