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NIR news
Volume 18 Issue 1, Pages 6–8 (2007)
doi: 10.1255/nirn.1002
At-line near infrared spectroscopy for the measurement of solid fat content in the dairy industry
Steve Holroyd, Lucy Meagher, David Illingworth and Frank van de Ven
Manufacturing Innovation, Fonterra Research Centre, Dairy
Farm Road, Palmerston North, New Zealand. E-mail: steve.holroyd@fonterra.com
Solid fat content (SFC) is an important parameter in the dairy industry. Current industry practice is to use at-line NMR, using a method approved by the American Oil Chemists' Society. This article explores the use of NIR as an alternative, which could greatly speed up the analyses.
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