Color measurement of food and beverages
Spectrophotometers from HunterLab measure color 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.
Baked goods and snack food
Bread, rolls, toast, cake bases, cookies, gingerbread, cookies, snack food, potato chips, flips, crackers, pretzels, sticks, nuts
Cereal nutrients
Loose cereals, grains, muesli and cereal bars, baking ingredients, baking mixes, baking powder, starch, flour, puffed cereal products, muesli, cornflakes, pops, pasta, noodles
Dairy products
Milk, milk-based mixed drinks, coffee creamers, yoghurt, kefir, quark, ice cream, cream, dried milk products, whey powder, butter, butter preparations, spreadable fat
Fruit and vegetables
Baby porridge, puree, mush, tomato products, fruit and vegetables – fresh and frozen
Sugar and confectionery
Sweets, fruit gums, chocolate drops, jelly gums, cocoa powder, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, chocolate, spreads, creams, honey, jams, marmalade, preserves, sugar, cane sugar, rock sugar, sugar cubes, powdered sugar
Ingredients and convenience products
Colorants, colored powder, liquid colorants, loose herbs and spices, sauces, mayonnaise, dressings, mustard
Cooking oils and margarine
Cooking oil, olive oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, rapeseed oil, margarine and fats
Meat, fish and vegetable proteins
Poultry, beef, pork, sausage products, fish, vegetable proteins, meat and fish substitutes
Drinks
Coffee, tea/similar drinks, water, fruit juice, soft drinks, beer/malt-based mixed drinks, craft beer, spirits drinks Wine, spirits, alcoholic mixed drinks, wine, sparkling wine
Color measurement of baked goods and snack food
The focus of the color measurement of buns, cookies and snack food is to quantify the color 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
Color measurement of cereal nutrients
Cereals, flours and pasta underline their quality standards for consumers with color 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
Color 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 colorimeters 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
Color 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 color measurement depend on the form of the product to be measured.
Baby porridge, puree, mush
Tomato products
Fruit and vegetables - fresh and frozen
Color measurement of sugar and confectionery
Sweets, spreads, chocolate and their raw materials such as sugar and cocoa are tested for their visual appearance using colorimeters 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
Color measurement of ingredients and convenience products
Condiments, food colors, synthetic/natural antioxidants, mustard, dressings and sauces can occur in solid, liquid, powder or paste form, so different measurement techniques are required for successful color measurement.
Dyes, colored powder, liquid dyes
Loose herbs and spices
Sauces, mayonnaise, dressings, mustard
Color measurement of edible oils and margarine
The color 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 solid fats
Color 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 colorimeters 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
Color measurement of beverages
Beverages can be opaque, translucent or transparent and require different instruments and techniques for successful color 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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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. Color plays a major role in the food industry because it contributes to whether customers trust a manufacturer or not.
Buyers of raw materials judge color 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 color 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 color 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 color measurement systems.
Portable handheld devices, colorimetric stations for laboratory and production, online devices and suitable software enable savings through fewer complaints, consistent color 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 color and its parameters. Convince yourself of the experience, unique service and support.