Fatty Acids in Milk Powder Proficiency Test

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Product Specification

Product Code	Proficiency Test	Matrix	Approx. Size
FCFO13-DRY14	14254	Milk Powder	50 g

Analytes

Total Fat, Saturated Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated Fatty Acids, Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Total trans Fatty Acids, Linoleic Acid (C18:2 n-6), alpha-Linolenic Acid (ALA, C18:3 n-3), Arachidonic Acid (ARA, C20:4 n-6), Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA, C22:6 n-3), Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA, C20:5 n-3), C18:1 trans Fatty Acids, C18:2 trans Fatty Acids, C18:3 trans Fatty Acids

Comments

Some individual fatty acids will be requested. Several are shown as examples, but the exact list is not known until nearer the start date.

Test Description

This includes a comprehensive fat analysis to include total fat, saturates, mono-unsaturates, poly-unsaturates, total trans fatty acids, and more.

Fat is an essential part of the human diet, supplying nutritional components that the body needs in order to function. Too much fat in the diet, especially of nutritionally undesirable forms, can give rise to health problems. Hence, fat is subject to labelling requirements on food products and analyses are targeted towards this compliance.

Milk powder is globally important and used in large quantities for direct sale to consumers and as a key ingredient in processed foods owing to its advantages over fresh milks such as longer shelf life. It is impossible to completely avoid contamination of these highly processed products during processing. Therefore, testing for indicator organisms is an important step in maintaining high quality standards. The nutritional labelling claims of milk powder are also extremely important to verify due to their large potential impact within the development stages of infants due to their inclusion within infant formula in significant quantities.

Fapas proficiency tests use real food samples to highlight any potential bias you may have within your test results, from which to address any improvements that have been highlighted and assure both regulators and your customers of high-quality testing practices.

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