The colour of spice always provides information about its quality. A rich, intense colour indicates a high content of essential oils – crucial for a strong aroma and pronounced seasoning power. Determining spice colour presents several challenges – from controlling the cost of expensive spices to ensuring effective quality testing. HunterLab’s ColorFlex L2 easily masters these and other measurement requirements, minimizes waste and guarantees maximum precision.
Reasons for measuring the colour of spices:
- Measurement of colour throughout the production phases.
- Cost efficiency through repeatable colour values, especially for more expensive types of spices.
- Maintaining quality control by identifying deviations that could indicate compromised food safety.
How the ColorFlex L2 can support the colour control of spices:
The ColorFlex L2 is a durable, reliable investment that fits perfectly into any environment with its compact dimensions. Easy to use with powders and granulates, it is ideal for measuring spices at various stages of production. The internal software includes all scales and indices used in the food industry. You can control costs of expensive spices by measuring small samples and reducing waste of end products. Results can be evaluated and analyzed by exporting data.
The ColorFlex L2 is an optimal solution for measuring spice colour with the following advantages:
- Advanced software for more reliable measurement results and user-friendly operation.
- Reduces quality variations with a UV-controlled light source for measuring and quantifying samples.
- Offers an intuitive touch screen and smart interface to make measurement more efficient and user-friendly.
And this is how you proceed when measuring with the ColorFlex L2 colorimeter:
- Select the colour scale/indices, including illuminant/observer.
- Standardize the device for a new measurement.
- Place the spice sample in the cuvette/Petri dish and position it on the port plate of the spectrophotometer. Activate the built-in camera for more precise positioning.
- Evaluate the results using the different views to see if the sample meets your specified tolerances.
- Save the measured values to display or print them out later.
The ColorFlex L2 can be used as a stand-alone solution for measuring the colour of spices, making it an excellent measurement device for harsh production environments as well as for research and development. Rely on solutions from HunterLab, the colour measurement experts with over 70 years of experience in the industry. Contact us for a quote or to discuss your requirements.
