DETECTION OF ADULTERANTS IN MILK AND TRANSMISSION OF OBTAINED RESULTS

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Melamine is a small polar compound which is very rich in nitrogen (67% by mass). It is recently been found in milk products and animal food, where it possibly has been added to give a false impression of high protein content. It is believed that melamine combined with cyanuric acid can cause fatal kidney stone due to the formation of an insoluble melamine-cyanurate complex. The consequences are fatal for the youngest, the babies and small kids. The reason for adding Melamine to milk is to make it appear in protein in order to achieve a better price for the milk. The protein content of the milk is measured non-specifically as cumulative parameter with nitrogen compound determination by Kjehldahl so that the addition of Melamine was not detected. So determination of Melamine and other small nitrogen-rich- compounds is there for of large importance to ensure food safety. The project determined the best way meet the various method criteria (suitable procedures to handling the sample, preparation standard). The main aim of the paper is to find the contamination of milk such as melamine content, water content and the color changes in the milk using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Beer Lambert law. The adulteration in milk could be found so that it can be reported to the food safety department by which it can minimize the health problems and get pure milk.

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