Analysis of Food or Standardization
Analysis of Food or Standardization
Analysis of Food or Standardization
The method used for food analysis should have following criteria:-
Specificity
Precision
Accuracy
Robustness
Ruggedness
Time for analysis should be short
Cost of analsyis
Food analysis or standardization of food
This include:
1. Titratable acidity
2. Moisture and total solid analysis
3. Ash analysis
4. Mineral analysis
5. Carbohydrate analysis
6. Fiber analysis
7. Fat analysis
8. Protein analysis
9. Vitamin analysis
10.Pesticide analysis
1. Titratable acidity
Acidity is determined by using acid base titration, pH meter. When the acidity is
more than 0.2% of a food, they have a strong impact on flavor perception.
2. Moisture determination
Chemical method:
1.Phenol sulphuric acid method (total carbohydrate)
2. Anthone method (total carbohydrate )
3. Polarimeter
4. HPLC
3. Mineral Determination
1. Gravimetry method
2. Complexometric method
3. Precipitation
4. Colorimetric
Fat and Oil characterization
1. Refractive index determination : For oil 25oC and for fat 40oC. It is
determined by using the refractometer. It is one of the criteria for
identification and measuring the purity.
2. Melting point: Determined by open tube capillary method
3. Solid fat index: It is the ration of solid to liquid in the fat at given temp.
It is determined by dilatometer
4. Cloud point: It is temp at which cloud is formed in a liquid fat due to the
beginning of crystallization. The fat is heated at 130oC temp and colol
with agitation and observe the temp at which the crystalization takes
place.
5. Iodine value:
6. Safonification values
7. Acid value
8. Peroxide value
9. Analysis of lipid by gas chromatography and TLC
Protein analysis
1. Kjedahl method
2. Biuret method
3. Lowry method
4. Bradford method
5. Ninhydrine method
Vitamin extraction :
Bioassay method: for vitamin B12 and D.
Colorimetric method for vitamin A : reaction with Sb l2 give clor and measured at
620nm
Niacin by colorimtric method : reaction with cynogen bromide give colored and
measured at 430nm
Pesticide analysis