›› 2013, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (S1): 105-108.

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The Applicability of Alcohol Test on Buffalo Milk Quality Evaluation

LI Ling, YANG Bing-zhuang, LIN Bo, ZENG Qing-kun, TANG Yan, NONG Hao-ru, XIE Fang   

  1. Guangxi Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530001, China
  • Received:2013-08-01 Online:2013-09-30 Published:2013-11-29

Abstract: The titratable acidity,milk composition and alcohol test at the alcohol concentration of 64%,66%,68%,70% (V/V) were detected for studying the influence factor of alcohol positive milk (APM) occurring rate,and discussed the applicability of alcohol test on buffalo milk quality evaluation.The results showed that alcohol concentration of 64% was more suitable for buffalo milk alcohol test as the preliminary and accessory method,but only could be used as an initial or auxiliary means of quality evaluation.Through analysis different milk composition on the influence of the alcohol concentration and low incidence of acidity alcohol positive milk, the APM occurring rate increased with the rising of protein and lactose plus ashes content,and there were no significant changes for the fat content.

Key words: buffalo milk; alcohol test; titratable acidity; milk composition; quality evaluation

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