A Study on the Quality of Milk in Gwalior

The study was carried out to know the quality of milk distributed and consumed in Gwalior. Area of study was Gwalior city and adjoining rural area. A total number of 80 samples were collected of which 32 were from Gwalior city and 48 were from adjoining rural area which feeds milk to Gwalior city. All the samples were analyzed for different adulterants. 40% samples in urban area and 20.83% samples in rural area were found to be adulterated with water. The milk consumed in urban area was highly adulterated as compared to rural area milk. In Gwalior urban area 6.25% samples for Ammonium Sulphate, 15.62% samples for added urea, 18.75% samples for Formaldehyde, and 15.62% samples for detergent were found to be positive. 25% samples in Gwalior city found to be adulterated with skimmed milk as compared to 2.08% in rural area. None of the sample was found to be adulterated with cane sugar, starch and added glucose.