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Detection of adulteration of milk in special milk based on quantitative real-time PCR

Wei LIGuo-Dong SUN 2, Jie yang   

  • Received:2024-07-28 Revised:2024-11-19 Online:2024-12-09 Published:2024-12-09
  • Contact: Jie yang

Abstract: With the increasing demand for special milk, low value milk is often mixed into special dairy products, and the authenticity of dairy products attracts more and more attention. In this study, the adulterated milk components in special milk and its heat-treated products were detected based on SYBR Green quantitative real-time PCR and TaqMan quantitative real-time PCR, and the influence of different heat treatment methods on adulteration detection is discussed to meet the detection requirements of different commercial special dairy products. The results show that the designed bovine specific primers can amplify DNA in cow milk and have high specificity without cross-reactivity with non-target animals. The minimum detection limits of the two quantitative real-time PCR methods for milk DNA were 1 pg (SYBR Green) and 10 pg (TaqMan), respectively, and both of them could detect at least 0.1% (w/w) of milk adulteration in the special milk mixture. In order to evaluate the reproducibility of the adulterated simulation, a total of 9 repeated tests were carried out in 3 days to verify the high reproducibility of the method. In addition, the established quantitative real-time PCR method was used to analyze the authenticity of 20 commercial processed special dairy products. There are 7 products were detected to contain milk components, indicating deliberate adulteration. The experimental method is feasible for the authenticity detection of dairy products.

Key words: Special milk, Quantitative real-time PCR, Food adulteration, Authenticity analysis

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