How to detect adulterated milk (with water)?
Milk adulterated with water can be easily found out with an instrument called ‘lactometer’. The lactometer measures the specific gravity of milk. The average specific gravity of milk ranges (at 60°F) from 1.028 – 1.030 for cow milk and 1.030-1.032 for buffalo milk. Lower values than the standard given indicates that the milk is adulterated with water.
