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The following results were obtained: —
Evaporated Full-Cream Milks.
Sample marked.
Fat.
Total Milk Solids.
No.
372
9.1
32.4 per cent.
No.
414
10.4
36.2 „
No.
541
9.2
31.9 „
Sweetened Full-Cream Milks.
No.
370
9.7
35.0 „ „
No.
540
10.2
33.8 ,, ,,
No.
545
10.1
34.9 ,, ,,
Sweetened Machine-Skimmed Milks.
No.
366
0.1
27.8 „ „
No.
368
0.2
30.8 ,,
No.
401
0.4
31.1 ,, „
No.
438
0.4
29.8 ,, ,,
No.
539
0.5
29.4 „ „
No.
542
0.6
27.0 „ ,,
No.
546
0.4
29.8 „ „
Evaporated and sweetened full-cream milks are required to contain at least
9-0 per cent, of fat and at least 31-0 per cent, of milk solids; skimmed or separated
condensed milks at least 26 per cent, of milk solids. In the case of the sweetened
samples the added sugar may be stated to average 4(1 per cent, of Sucrose
(cane-sugar).
MILK.
The table below shows the fat content of 192 samples of milk examined: —
Porcentage of Fat.
Number of Samples.
Shops.
Restaurants,
Streets.
Total.
Less than 3.0
1
—
—
1
3.0
2
—
—
2
3.1
1
2
—
3
8.2
3
1
2
6
3.3
7
1
3
11
3.4
13
1
7
21
3.5
19
—
5
24
3.6
23
1
13
37
3.7
17
1
8
26
3.8
8
—
11
19
3.9
5
1
6
12
4.0
2
1
3
6
4.1
5
1
2
8
4.2
4
1
1
6
4.3
1
—
1
2
4.6
1
—
—
1
4.6
1
—
—
1
4.9
1
—
1
2
5.2
1
—
—
1
5.3
2
1
—
3
117
12
63
192
Average fat content
3.67
3.74
3.69
3.68