A New Method for Total Fat Detection in Raw Milk Based on Dual Low-Coherence Interferometer

The present work experimentally demonstrates a multimode fiber optic sensing setup for total fat detection in raw milk samples. The optical fiber arrangement incorporates a low-coherence Fabry–Perot cavity operating in dual response. The system provides a phase modulation for a total fat range from 0.97 to 4.36%. Here, the protein remains constant at ≈3%. The data indicate that maximum sensitivity close to 616 pm/%fat could be achieved at optimal wavelength operation (500 nm). In addition, the system presented a minimal repeatability error measurement of 0.08%, cross-sensitivity between protein and fat of 0.134, and a regression coefficient of r2=0.9763. A thermal analysis was also performed, which indicate the temperature immunity of the system. The proposed method represents a low-cost alternative to detect minimal fat variations in raw cow milk.

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