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Description Unit Size
MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
Proximates and Nutrient Elements
A cream product was prepared by a UK food company.
This material is intended for use in development, validation or quality control of
analytical methods for the determination of the major constituents and elements in
foods.
Assessed Values
Calcium ................................ 845 mg/kg Sodium ................................. 505 mg/kg
Magnesium ............................. 84 mg/kg Zinc ........................................ 3.1 mg/kg
Nitrogen ............................. 0.40 g/100 g Ash ................................... 0.58 g/100 g
Phosphorus .......................... 823 mg/kg Moisture ............................ 70.2 g/100 g
Potassium .......................... 1160 mg/kg Total Fat ........................... 22.7 g/100 g
Indicative Values
Lactose................................ 3.4 g/100 g Chloride ................................ 750 mg/kg
Proximates, Chloride, Nitrate and
Hydroxyproline
This material is a pork-based processed meat containing dried pork protein and pea
starch.
This material is intended for use in the development, validation or quality control of
analytical methods for the determination of the major constituents and selected
additives in food.
Certified Values
Moisture ............................ 618 ± 7 g/kg Chloride ......................... 14.5 ± 0.5 g/kg
Nitrogen ......................... 23.0 ± 0.7 g/kg Hydroxyproline ................. 3.3 ± 0.3 g/kg
Total fat ............................. 151 ± 7 g/kg Nitrate ...................... 0.209 ± 0.032 g/kg
Ash ................................ 33.2 ± 0.9 g/kg
Calculated Values
Salt ................................ 23.9 ± 0.7 g/kg Sodium nitrate .......... 0.286 ± 0.043 g/kg
Horsemeat was purchased from a commercial source as two pieces of rump. The
pieces were trimmed and the lean meat homogenised to produce a paste.
This material is intended for use as a reference material in procedures for the
identification of horsemeat
The species content of this material was checked using both an immunoassay test
and DNA analysis.
Assessed Value
Ground Raw Horsemeat ........ 100 % Horsemeat
Beef was purchased from a commercial source as one piece of topside. The piece
was trimmed and the lean meat homogenised to produce a paste.
This material is intended for use as a reference material in procedures for the
identification of beef.
The species content of this material was checked using both an immunoassay test
and DNA analysis.
Assessed Value
Ground Raw Beef ............... 100 % Beef