<p>Depending on the content to be estimated the method described uses three different steps for determination, i.e. drying of a known mass of butter at 102 +/- 2 degrees centigrade and weighing to determination the loss of mass, extraction of the fat from the dried butter with light petroleum or n-hexane and weighing of the residue, and calculation of the fat content by difference.</p>
Registration number (WIID)
9207
Scope
<p>Depending on the content to be estimated the method described uses three different steps for determination, i.e. drying of a known mass of butter at 102 +/- 2 degrees centigrade and weighing to determination the loss of mass, extraction of the fat from the dried butter with light petroleum or n-hexane and weighing of the residue, and calculation of the fat content by difference.</p>