Application of ATR-FTIR Incorporated with Multivariate Data Analysis for Discrimination and Quantification of Urea as an Adulterant in UHT Milk

Urea is naturally present in milk, yet urea is added intentionally to increase milk’s nitrogen content and shelf life. In this study, a total of 50 Ultra heat treatment (UHT) milk samples were spiked with known urea concentrations (0–5 <i>w</i>/<i>v</i>%). Attenuated total re...

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Main Authors: Emeline Tan, Norliza Binti Julmohammad, Wee Yin Koh, Muhamad Shirwan Abdullah Sani, Babak Rasti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Foods
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/12/15/2855