PRACTICAL 4: Proximate analysis of food
Task 1: DETERMINATION OF CRUDE PROTEIN BY KJELDAHL METHOD
1. Tabulate your result in the following format.
2. Describe why millilitres of hydrochloric acid (HCl) can be used as an indirect measure of the protein content of a sample.
3. Why is the conversion factor from Kjeldahl nitrogen to protein different for various foods, and how is the factor of 6.25 obtained?
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