A review on advanced technique for assessment the quality of milk and milk products

Abstract

This paper presents the advanced instrumental analytical techniques used in milk and milk products analysis. Milk is a complex matrix consisting of different components and because of this, it often becomes impossible to accurately analyze one component in the presence of others using the classical method of analysis. The major advantages of advanced instruments analysis are more sensitive and rapid. Milk and milk products are analysed for a variety of reasons, e.g. compliance with legal and labelling requirements, assessment of product quality, composition, determination of nutritive value, detection of adulteration, and in research & development. The present paper briefly discussed various application of GCMS, HPLC, AAS, FTIR, DLS, NALDI-TOF and MALDI-TOF in dairy sector.