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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 68

Comparative Analyses of Condensed Milk

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Comparative Analyses of Condensed Milk.

It will be found valuable to manufacturers of condensed milk if some details are given showing the actual composition of concerned milk as it has been found by analyses in different countries.

—Water. Fat. Albuminoids. Milk-and Cane-sugar. Ash. Italian milk (Milan) sent to England 22.69 10.45 14.84 49.9 2.11 Norwegian .. .. 24.94 9.50 15.36 m. 15.63 c. 32.14 2.43 Anglo-Swiss (Aylesbury Branch) 25.10 11.73 15.17 m. 16.24 c. 29.46 2.3 Anglo-Swiss (made in Switzerland) 24 to 25 9.5 to 10.5 11.5 to 12.5 m. 11 to 13 c. 39.40 2 London Show, competing samples, 1880 21.68 to 24.53 6.22 to 10 7.43 to 9.44 56.98 to 58.6 2. 09 to 2.23 Anglo-Swiss (American) .. 29.46 8.11 10.22 50.41 1.80 (Swiss) .. 25.51 8.51 10.71 53.27 2 Eagle brand (American).. 27.30 6 10.77 44.47 1.86 Alderney Co. (American) 30.05 10 .08 12.04 46.01 1.89 New York Granulated Co. 55.43 13.16 14.04 14.84 2.53

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The New York State Commissioner gives several sets of analyses of condensed milk in his report for 1886. These vary in composition as follows (set 1) :—
Water. Fat. Sugar and Casein. Ash.
24.01 9.42 27.40 1.89
to to to to
58.49 14.25 63.54 2.55

Whitout addition of cane-sugar.

Water. Fat. Sugar. Albuminoids.
American average of ten samples 53.59 14.07 15.38 14.62

With addition of cane-sugar.

Water. Fat. Albuminoids. Sugar. Ash. Milk. Cane. Average of fourteen Swiss samples 26.02 9.39 11.03 11.21 41.32 2.03 Thun (Swiss) .. 30.86 12.55 14.41 10.31 29.76 2.52 Nistle .. .. 24.75 11.53 12.67 11.19 37.69 2.17 Average of twenty-five British, Swiss, American, Italian, Austrian, German and Norwegian samples 25.43 10.78 12.15 13.48 35.89 2.27 Minimum 15.45 5.96 8.2 10.11 .. 1.42 Maximum 30.08 17.01 18.86 17.77 2.27

There is no doubt that there are brands in the market which are made from partially-skimmed milk; and it is difficult to suggest, now that prices are so low, how a high standard can be properly maintained, except in a country where milk is cheap, and where facilities are offered for an extension of the condensed-milk industry.

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