What is BS 4401-18-Determination of starch and glucose contents in meat and meat products about?
BS 4401 is a European standard on methods of test for meat and meat products that discusses the determination of starch and glucose contents in meat and meat products to ensure meat and meat products are safe for consumption.
BS 4401-18 is the eighteenth part of the BS 4401 series that specifies an enzymatic method for the determination of water-free starch content and glucose content of all kinds of meat and meat products, including poultry.
The method under BS 4401-18 is suitable for the quantitative determination of starch and glucose contents down to levels of 0,30 % (m/m).
Note: The method under BS 4401-18 is not applicable for chemically modified starches or their derivatives.
Who is BS 4401-18-Determination of starch and glucose contents in meat and meat products for?
BS 4401-18 on the determination of starch and glucose contents in meat and meat products is useful for:
- Meat and meat products manufacturers
- Food scientists
- Food technologists
- Food laboratories
- Food health and safety departments
Why should you use BS 4401-18-Determination of starch and glucose contents in meat and meat products?
Starch products are used in the meats industry for moisture management. Diets high in refined starches are linked to a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease and weight gain. Red meats – beef, pork, and lamb – are rich in a sugar called Neu5Gc and provide the primary sources of this sugar in the human diet. Glucose levels that are unhealthy or out of control can have permanent and serious effects on human health.
BS 4401-18 provides you with guidance on apparatus, sampling, enzymatic method, preparation of test sample, procedures, calculation, precision, etc.
The enzymatic method and procedures provided by BS 4401-18 assist you in the determination of starch and glucose contents in meat and meat products, improving the quality and subsistence of meat and meat products and ensuring a reduction in the risk to human health due to the high consumption of starch and glucose content.
With obedience and compliance to BS 4401-18, you can enhance meat and meat products’ effectiveness and efficacy and manufacture a standardized high-quality product.
