Measuring and testing – Instrument mechanism or transmission – Rate of change
Patent
1993-06-11
1994-12-06
Williams, Hezron E.
Measuring and testing
Instrument mechanism or transmission
Rate of change
G01N 3302, G01N 504
Patent
active
053700074
ABSTRACT:
A method of fiber analysis for feedstuffs and foods which comprises providing a sample of feedstuff or food of a predetermined weight in a sealed fabric bag having a porosity selected to allow for the removal of the solubilized components of the sample by solubilizng them in the detergent from the bag while retaining the fiber components of the sample within the bag; the bag is placed in a heated detergent solution for a time sufficient to solubilize the non-fiber components of the sample while retaining the fiber components within the bag. The bag is then rinsed in an aqueous solution to remove residual detergent, followed by rinsing in an organic solvent and drying and then weighing the bag to determine the fiber content. The bag containing the sample is also disclosed.
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Larkin Daniel S.
Williams Hezron E.
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