Dairy Products

• Lactometers supreme quality shot & wax poised.

• Manufactured according to BS ISO 3889:2006 out of borosilicate glass.
• A Mojonnier Flask is used to measure the fat content of dairy products.
• The fat is separated by treatment with sulphuric acid, and the mixture centrifuged.
• The separated fat content is extracted with ether and poured of to be concentrated and measured separately.

Usage Guide

• Butyrometers are used to determine the fat content of dairy samples.
• The product is treated with concentrated sulphuric acid to disrupt the emulsion.
• The resulting mixture is centrifuged in the butyrometer and the fat content read directly off the scale.