Sunday 28 December 2014

Detection of Vegetable oil as adulterant(Vanaspati) in Milk

Experiment No- 4: Detection of Vegetable oil (Vanaspati) in Milk

Loss/Health Effect: Monetary loss, elevate cholestrol, diabetes and coronary ailments.
Source/ Purpose of Adulteration: Vegetable oil / Decrease the Manufacturing cost and increase fat %.



  • Take 3 ml of milk in a test tube.
  • Add 10 drops of hydrochloric acid. Mix up one teaspoonful of sugar.
  • After 5 minutes, examine the mixture.
  • The red colouration indicates the presence of Vegetable oil in the milk.

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