BS 1741-7.1:1989

This standard BS 1741-7.1:1989 Methods for chemical analysis of liquid milk and cream. Determination of lactose content is classified in these ICS categories:

• 67.100.10 Milk and processed milk products
• 67.100.99 Other milk products

This Section of BS 1741 describes a reference method for the determination of the lactose content of liquid milk of all types. Preserved samples may be analysed by this procedure provided that it can be shown that the preservative does not interfere with the determination.

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Deproteinisation and removal of fat from the sample followed by polarimetric determination.