Perten DA 7200 Poultry Meal

Perten Instruments Application Note DA – Poultry Meal
Analysis of Moisture, Protein, Fat, & Ash in Poultry Meal

Using a Perten DA 7200 Diode Array Based High Speed
Analysis System
Introduction sample was analyzed with 2 repacks in a 3” or 5”

Compositional analysis of poultry meal is vital to diameter open faced sample dish. The large analysis
running a rendering plant and to formulating pet foods surface area helps to remove effects of heterogeneity
and feeds. The composition affects processing of the associated with the odd piece of large bone. Data was
materials and selling & buying of this important collected using 4 different DA 7200 instruments. The
ingredient thereby impacting profitability. Rendering data was combined into one single dataset. Reference
plants can use the essentially real time analysis to analyses were supplied by the sample suppliers. Perten
monitor and control the process avoiding production Instruments developed calibrations using Partial Least
of out-of-spec material. Pet food and feed plants can Squares (PLS) regression. Multiplicative Scattering
use the system to optimize formulation and cost Correction (MSC) was used as a data pre-treatment to
control of ingredients. improve the calibration models.
The Near Infrared Reflectance (NIR) technique is Results and discussion

particularly suited for measurement of poultry meal, The DA 7200 results are very accurate when compared
but in the past instrument limitations have not to the results from the reference methods. Statistics for
permitted users to reap the full benefits of NIR. Sample the respective parameters are presented in the table
preparation requirements such as grinding or special below and graphs are displayed on page 2.
cups, and a small analysis area made analyses laborious,
time consuming and error-prone. Parameter Range Samples R2 SECV*
Moisture 1.9 – 6.5 376 0.798 0.33
Diode Array 7200 Protein 51.1 – 74.8 376 0.916 1.13
The DA 7200 is a new full- Fat 10.2 – 17.0 376 0.777 0.50
spectrum, NIR instrument Ash 9.2 – 17.9 376 0.921 0.92
designed for use in the grain and
oilseed industries. Using novel The differences between the DA 7200 and the
diode array technology it performs reference method are of the same magnitude as typical
a multi-component analysis in only differences between two different reference labs. The
6 seconds with no sample grinding DA 7200 is more precise than the reference methods
or sample preparation required. meaning that replicate analyses are much more
During this time 180 full spectra are collected and repeatable and representative.
averaged. As the sample is analyzed in an open dish, the
problems associated with sample cups are avoided and In summary it is concluded that the Diode Array 7200
operator influence on results is minimal. can analyze meat & bone meal for the aforementioned
constituents. The large spot size and analysis area
Experimental remove the effects of sample heterogeneity thereby
Spectral data was collected on 376 samples of poultry producing more reliable and representative results. The
meal from 4 different companies encompassing 12 speed allows users to easily and accurately analyze many
different processing facilities. The samples cover both samples a day in nearly real time.
Feed grade and Pet Food grade poultry meals. Each
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Perten Instruments Application Note DA – Poultry Meal
Moisture in Poultry Meal

Moisture
7
Moisture is an important
control parameter at 6
rendering facilities.
5
NIR
3
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Lab
Protein in Poultry Meal

Protein 80
Poultry meal is a primary
component of pet foods 75
and protein content is a

key factor in proper 70
formulation. The speed

of the DA 7200 allows
NIR
65
users to analyze all

materials as they are 60
received.
55
50
50 55 60 65 70 75 80
Lab
Fat in Poultry Meal

Fat
Fat addition can be 18
optimized by knowing 17
the fat of the incoming 16
ingredients. Optimization 15
of sprayed on fat can 14
result in significant
NIR
13
savings. 12
11
10
8
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Lab
*SECV is the standard deviation between NIR and Lab data calculated in a way that describes the future performance of the
calibration.
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Perten Instruments Application Note DA – Poultry Meal

Analysis of Moisture, Protein, Fat, & Ash in Poultry Meal

Introduction sample was analyzed with 2 repacks in a 3” or 5”

The Near Infrared Reflectance (NIR) technique is Results and discussion

SPECIALISTS IN QUALITY CONTROL OF GRAIN, FLOUR, FOOD AND FEED

Moisture in Poultry Meal

Protein in Poultry Meal

and protein content is a

formulation. The speed

users to analyze all

Fat in Poultry Meal

the fat of the incoming 16

of sprayed on fat can 14

SPECIALISTS IN QUALITY CONTROL OF GRAIN, FLOUR, FOOD AND FEED

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