AS 1383—1974

Australian Standard
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METHODS FOR
THE CHEMICAL
EXAMINATION OF EGGS
AND EGG PRODUCTS

METRIC UNITS
 The following scientific, industrial and governmental organizations and departments
were officially represented on the committee entrusted with the preparation of this
standard:
Australian Department of Agriculture
Council of Egg Marketing Authorities
CSIRO, Division of Food Research
Department of Primary Industries, Queensland
Departments of Public Health
Department of Science
Egg Marketing Boards
Health Commission of N.S.W.
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Royal Australian Chemical Institute

This standard, prepared by the Association’s Committee AG/5, Examination

of Eggs and Egg Products, was approved on behalf of the Council of the
Standards Association of Australia on 19 February 1974.

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This standard was issued in draft form for public review as DR 72165.
 AS 1383—1974

Australian Standard
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METHODS FOR
THE CHEMICAL
EXAMINATION OF EGGS
AND EGG PRODUCTS

First publi shed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 0225 8
 AS 1383—1974 2

PREFACE

These methods for the preparation and chemical examination of eggs and egg products
were drawn up by the Association’s Committee on Examination of Egg and Egg
Products.
The section (Section 2) on preparation of eggs and egg samples for chemical
examination describes the procedures for preparing samples of eggs and egg products
received by the testing laboratory for chemical examination by the other sections of
the standard. It is assumed for the purpose of this standard that the laboratory sample
is representative of the bulk of the subject material.
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Methods of examination described herein include those for total solids, protein, lipids,
reducing substances, Haenni value, pH, flavour, alpha-amylase, chloride, yolk colour,
Haugh Unit value and headspace gas composition.
In drawing up this standard, reference was made to the Official Methods of Analysis
of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, and acknowledgment is made of
the assistance obtained therefrom.
This standard refers to the following standards:
BS 2648, Performance Requirements for Electrically Heated Laboratory Drying Ovens
AS ....*, Methods for Sampling and Transportation of Samples of Eggs and Egg
Products
BS 2586, Glass Electrodes for Measurement of pH
ISO/R 383, Interchangeable Conical Ground Glass Joints.
Attention is drawn to the fact that this standard prescribes methods of examination
only and should not be used or quoted as a specification defining limits of purity. Any
reference to such a standard should be in the form of words indicating that the methods
of examination used are those specified in AS 1383.

* In course of preparati on.

 3 AS 1383—1974

CONTENTS
Page
SECTION 1 — SCOPE AND GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SECTION 2 — PREPARATION OF SAMPLES .. .. .... .. .. ... ... ...... ... .... . 5
SECTION 3 — I NTERPRETATION OF R ESULTS .. .. .... .. .. ... ... ...... ... ... 7
SECTION 4 — D ETERMINATION OF TOTAL SOLIDS .. .. .... .. .. ... ... ...... . 8
SECTION 5 — D ETERMINATION OF NITROGEN .. .. .... .. .. ... ... ...... ... . 10
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SECTION 6 — D ETERMINATION OF LIPIDS .. .. .... .. .. ... ... ...... ... .... 12

SECTION 7 — D ETERMINATION OF REDUCING SUBSTANCES .. .. .... .. .. ... . 18
SECTION 8 — D ETERMINATION OF HAENNI VALUE (S OLUBILITY I NDEX ) . . . 29
SECTION 9 — D ETERMINATION OF P H VALUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
SECTION 10 — ASSESSMENT OF FLAVOUR .. .. .... .. .. ... ... ...... ... .... . 33
SECTION 11 — DETERMINATION OF A LPHA -AMYLASE .. .. .... .. .. ... ... .... 35
SECTION 12 — DETERMINATION OF C HLORIDE .. .. .... .. .. ... ... ...... ... . 39
SECTION 13 — ASSESSMENT OF Y OLK C OLOUR .. .. .... .. .. ... ... ...... ... 42
SECTION 14 — DETERMINATION OF H AUGH U NIT VALUE . .. ... .... ....... .. 45
SECTION 15 — DETERMINATION OF H EADSPACE GAS COMPOSITION .. .. .... . 48
APPENDIX A. BUFFER R EAGENTS FOR D ETERMINATION OF PH VALUE .. .. ... 54
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