Analysis of Milk and MILK PRODUCTS

Milk the nutritive secretion of nursing mammals consists of water fat proteids sugar and mineral matters. Cows milk being of the greatest importance to the analyst will received the largest share of attention and will be understood to be meant in all cases unless otherwise stated. With rate exceptions the secretion of milk takes place only as a result of pregnancy and delivery at term and continues for a variable period. The chemistry of its formation is not entirely understood. The organic ingredients do not exist in appreciable qualities in the blood and must therefore be elaborated by specific secretory action