Food Analysis

List of Practicals

1. Determination of the acid value for the given oil/fat
2. Determination of the ester value of the given oil/fat
3. Determination of the saponification value of the given oil/fat
4. Determination of total and free acidity in honey as per FSSAI method.
5. Quantification of caffeine content in soft drinks.
6. Determination of fat content in milk by gravimetric method
7. Detection of starch and urea in milk as per FSSAI method.
8. Assessment of fluoride content in drinking water
9. Assessment of total hardness in drinking water
10. Determination of the rancidity of the oil by UV Visible spectrophotometer
11. Quantification of benzoic acid as preservative in beverages/jam/ titrimetric/spectrophotometric method.
12. Isolation and identification of synthetic food colours by paper chromatography/Thin layer chromatography.
13. Determination of total curcuminoid content in turmeric by spectrophotometer.
14. Assessment of the total ash content for spices and condiments.
15. Determination of gluten content in whole wheat/wheat flour.
16. Determination of alcoholic acidity in bread and bread products.
17. Determination of Caloric value of food and nutritional supplements.