Colour measurement of food and beverages
Spectrophotometers from HunterLab measure colour and turbidity in the food and beverage industry of various products, FDA-compliant and versatile depending on the application: in the laboratory, in production, stationary or online/inline. For example:
- Solids, e.g. spices, meat, baked goods, as well as snack food, beans/nuts, breakfast cereals, but also
- Liquids and viscous samples such as sauces, juices, syrups, oils, pudding/yoghurt, sugar, pasta, rice or jam
- and much more…
Find out which device is best suited to your application in our overview.
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Baked goods and snack food
Cereal nutrients
Dairy products
Fruit and vegetables
Sugar and confectionery
Ingredients and convenience products
Cooking oils and margarine
Meat, fish and vegetable proteins
Drinks
Colour measurement of baked goods and snack food
The focus of the colour measurement of buns, cookies and snack food is to quantify the colour at the level of visual human perception, ensuring that consumer expectations are met.
Bread, rolls, toast, cake base
Pastries, gingerbread, cookies
Snack food, potato chips, chips, crackers, pretzels, sticks, nuts
Colour measurement of cereal nutrients
Cereals, flours and pasta underline their quality standards for consumers with colour consistency. Baking ingredients, grains and raw cereals are checked to ensure consistency throughout the entire supply chain.
Loose cereals, grains, muesli and cereal bars
Baking ingredients, baking mixes, baking powder, starch, flour
Puffed cereal products, muesli, cornflakes, pops
Pasta, noodles
Colour measurement of dairy products
Dairy products are extremely diverse: the samples can be opaque liquids, semi-solid products, solid or powdery samples, but the highest quality standards must always be met. Producers meet these requirements with HunterLab spectrophotometers and the matching accessories.
Milk, milk-based mixed drinks, coffee creamers
Yoghurt, kefir, quark, ice cream, cream
Dried milk products, whey powder
Butter, butter preparations, spreadable fat
Colour measurement of fruit and vegetables - raw or processed
Fruit and vegetables come in many forms, from their natural, unprocessed state to processed purees and frozen goods. The appropriate technology and instrumentation for colour measurement depend on the form of the product to be measured.
Baby porridge, puree, mush
Tomato products
Fruit and vegetables - fresh and frozen
Colour measurement of sugar and confectionery
Sweets, spreads, chocolate and their raw materials such as sugar and cocoa are tested for their visual appearance using spectrophotometers in order to strengthen trust in the product and brand. HunterLab has the right measuring devices and sample holders for every application.
Sweets, fruit gums, chocolate drops, jelly gums
Cocoa powder, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, chocolate
Spreads, creams, honey, marmalade, jams
Sugar, cane sugar, candy sugar, cube sugar, powdered sugar
Colour measurement of ingredients and convenience products
Condiments, food colours, synthetic/natural antioxidants, mustard, dressings and sauces can occur in solid, liquid, powder or paste form, so different measurement techniques are required for successful colour measurement.
Dyes, coloured powder, liquid dyes
Loose herbs and spices
Sauces, mayonnaise, dressings, mustard
Colour measurement of edible oils and margarine
The colour quality of vegetable oils such as olive oil or sunflower oil as well as margarine plays a major role in the classification of products in order to maintain consumer acceptance and trust.
Cooking oil, olive oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, rapeseed oil
Margarine and fats
Colour measurement of meat, fish and vegetable proteins
Before the product reaches the consumer, the processors of meat, poultry and fish, as well as their plant-based substitutes, use spectrophotometers to monitor the processing and ensure the quality and freshness of the product.
Poultry, beef, pork, sausage products
Fish
Vegetable proteins, meat and fish substitutes
Colour measurement of beverages
Beverages can be opaque, translucent or transparent and require different instruments and techniques for successful colour measurement. Manufacturers can find these at Hunterlab, whose measuring devices are already being used by major beverage companies. Please ask us for references!
Coffee, tea/similar drinks
Water, fruit juice, soft drinks
Beer / malt-based mixed drinks, craft beer
Spirits, alcoholic mixed drinks, wine, sparkling wine
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Headquarters, North / South America
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Is the fruit still fresh? Does the lemonade look pale? Why are the snacks darker than usual? Questions like these show the high level of sensitivity that needs to be taken into account with food products. Colour plays a major role in the food industry because it contributes to whether customers trust a manufacturer or not.
Buyers of raw materials judge colour as a quality parameter in the same way as the end consumer. Trust is based on recognition and a consistent appearance. HunterLab has been an expert in industrial colour measurement for 70 years and guarantees stable measurement values from raw material to finished product, including liquids, solids and non-uniform products such as cereals or snack food, in food plants all over the world.
Measuring colour means ensuring quality.
Manufacturers and producers can only guarantee high quality standards if all the cookies in a packet are the same golden brown, the lemonade is always freshly orange or the cocoa bean is not too black.
HunterLab meets the special requirements of a food product with an extensive range of different colour measurement systems.
Portable handheld devices, colorimetric stations for laboratory and production, online devices and suitable software enable savings through fewer complaints, consistent colour stability and therefore satisfied customers. For 70 years, HunterLab has been a leader in the manufacture and distribution of measuring instruments for the assessment of colour and its parameters. Convince yourself of the experience, unique service and support.