Buffalo milk has a high protein and fat content, which gives it a rich and creamy texture perfect for producing butter, cream, and yogurt. Compared to cow milk, buffalo milk is higher in fat and protein content. The current buffalo milk test kit is based on lateral flow immunoassay to detect cow milk added to buffalo milk. It can be used to detect buffalo milk fraud.
Key facts of the buffalo milk test kit
- Ready to use kits for farmers, truck drivers, etc
- No special instrument or devices required
- Highly specific to buffalo milk constituent
Assay steps of buffalo milk test kit
This kit requires 10min of testing. The following diagram describes the assay steps.
The detection limit of the test kit
0.1%-0.2% bovine milk constituent from buffalo milk
buffalo milk test kit components
- Buffalo Milk Rapid Test Strip, 96pcs
- Microwell reagent, 96wells
- Plastic Pipette, 96pcs
- Microwell holder
- Kit instruction
Further information on buffalo milk test kit and buffalo milk fraud
- Buffalo milk, overview, Science Direct, https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/food-science/buffalo-milk
- Vargas-Ramella, M., Pateiro, M., Maggiolino, A., Faccia, M., Franco, D., De Palo, P., & Lorenzo, J. M. (2021). Buffalo Milk as a Source of Probiotic Functional Products. Microorganisms, 9(11), 2303. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9112303
- Spina, A. A., Ceniti, C., Piras, C., Tilocca, B., Britti, D., & Morittu, V. M. (2022). Mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy for the detection of cow's milk in buffalo milk. Journal of animal science and technology, 64(3), 531–538. https://doi.org/10.5187/jast.2022.e22