A testbook.com & Ce ee acc ea Cee ar ones Start Complete Exam Preparation BA) Daily Live ocd { en Pee Cres ag Exc jownload App Question View this Question Online > Gerber test is used to determine - This question was previously asked in RSMSSB Agriculture Supervisor 2021 & Get POF Official Paper (Held on 18 Sep 2021) View all RSMSSB Agriculture Supervisor Papers > 1. Protein percent in milk 2. Fat percent in milk 3. Acidity of milk 4. SNF % in milk Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 2 : Fat percent in milk Detailed Solution The correct answer is Fat Percent in milk Explanation:* Milk fat is made up of fatty acid molecules made up of glycerol, a 3 carbon compound. * The most common type of fat is Triglyceride or Triacylglycerol, + Milk fat approximately contains 65% saturated, 30% monounsaturated, and 5% polyunsaturated fatty acids. * Fat content in milk can be determined by two methods “Analytical method” and "Commercial method.” + Analytical method of determining milk fat comprises 3 different methods viz., Rose-Gottlieb’s method, Adam's method and Mojonnier’s method. * Commercial method comprises of Gerber method and Babcok’s method. Gerber method: + This method is named after Dr. Gerber, who devised this method. + Gerber method is also known as Fucoma test. + In Gerber's method fat alone is separated from milk by subjecting the milk to digestion by the addition concentrated sulphuric acid and by the process of centrifugation, the fat is separated and measured © Additional informati Method of peccnetet Determination Protein content + Kjeldahl method lAcidity content + Titration method! + Gravimetric method + Using formula method Richmonds's or, eee Babcock’s, or Fleismann’s method, BIS/ISI method). + Richmond's sliding rule.