Table 1.

Physical characteristics of various milk samples marketed in Pakistan

Milk samples	Moisture (%)	Total solids (%)	Specific gravity	pH	Conductivity (mS)	Viscosity (cP)	Titratable acidity (% lactic acid)
Buffalo	76.4±4.30	15.8±1.53	1.07±0.08	6.93±0.57	6.55±1.56	1.52±0.62	0.90±0.31
Cow	86.8±5.02	13.5±1.22	1.04±0.05	6.76±0.51	9.20±1.95	1.38±0.41	1.44±0.40
Goat	80.5±4.66	12.9±1.01	1.03±0.02	6.59±0.59	10.8±2.07	1.44±0.53	1.35±0.38
Dairy Queen®	86.9±5.12	14.8±1.44	1.03±0.03	6.76±0.53	8.20±1.75	1.69±0.66	1.26±0.35
Every Day®	80.2±4.10	15.2±1.39	1.02±0.02	6.92±0.55	8.70±1.83	1.82±0.75	0.81±0.27
Haleeb®	86.3±4.99	13.7±1.40	1.02±0.03	6.67±0.57	11.0±2.10	1.56±0.39	1.35±0.41
Nestle®	82.3±5.33	13.7±1.38	1.04±0.06	6.82 ±0.58	8.87±1.90	1.49±0.49	1.26±0.39

Each reading is mean±SD of triplicate analyses