期刊名称：IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Applied, Natural and Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2347-4580
电子版ISSN：2321-8851
出版年度：2015
卷号：3
期号：8
页码：81-88
语种：English
出版社：IMPACT Journals
摘要：India is the largest producer and consumer of milk. Although milk production has increased substantially, there remains a gap between demand and supply of milk because of steep rise in processed dairy products. A section of greedy and dishonest milk traders has utilized this situation to increase milk supply in the market by adulterating milk. The common milk adulterants include water, skim milk powder, cane sugar (sucrose), starch, fat, ammonium sulpahate, etc. to increase its volume while maintaining its specific gravity. Preservatives like hydrogen peroxide, benzoic acid, salicylic acid, carbonates, bicarbonates, formalin, caustic soda, antibiotics are also used to increase shelf life of adulterated milk. Other additives like urea, vanaspati are also used to look it natural. This paper deals with the analysis of milk samples from Kolkata and its suburban areas to find out these adulterants.
